Property
of a
Different Type
Make your
Claim
As a contractor you’re very
familiar with the laws regulating construction and real property,
but did you know that the Florida statutes also govern other
types of property? By statute, the Chief Financial Officer
for Florida holds unclaimed property, and those accounts
are valued at more than $1 billion. Most of the
property held is from dormant accounts in financial
institutions, insurance and utility companies, securities and
trust holdings. Unclaimed property also includes
tangible property such as watches, jewelry, coins, currency,
stamps, historical items and other miscellaneous articles from
abandoned safe deposit boxes.
Unclaimed
property is regulated in chapter 717, F.S., and monetary
unclaimed property gets deposited into the state school fund,
where it is used for public education. So before that happens,
check out the CFO’s website to run a search on your name to
determine if you have unclaimed property that you’re entitled
to claim! There’s no statute of limitations on making
your claim, and there is no charge to do so.
Click to visit the
CFO’s website.
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Visited the Florida DBPR site recently?
You should... and
often.
The Florida Department of Professional
Regulation has a website that offers a vast amount of helpful
information as well as allowing you to interact with the
Department regarding your license. From the homepage
you’re able to access forms and
publications, statutes and rules, public records and more. Currently, the
DBPR offers a link to a 2015 legislative
update from the homepage. Visitors to the site may verify
a license, apply for or
update a license, renew a license or research
and learn about all things a contractor needs to stay
current.
Click
here to visit the site, and be sure to visit
often!
Ask Fred!
Question: Is it
true an applicant for certification as a contractor could be
denied because the applicant doesn’t have good moral
character?
Answer: Under section 489.111,
F.S., the licensing board has the discretion to determine
whether or not an applicant has good moral character, and may
refuse to certify an applicant if the applicant fails to
satisfy the requirement of good moral character. The
board may only deny certification if... Click
here for the entire article.
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