Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: ROBERT ALBERT LEVESQUE
Judges: SUSAN BELYEU KIRKLAND
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: St. Petersburg, Florida
Filed: Jul. 25, 2001
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, August 16, 2001.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA ;
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
vs. , Case No. 2000-02964
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ROBERT ALBERT LEVESQUE,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Construction Industry Licensing Board,
_ against ROBERT ALBERT LEVESQUE, ("Respondent"), and says:
1. Petitioner i is s the state agency charged with regulating the practice of contracting
“pursuant to Section 20. 165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 489, Florida Statutes.
“Respondent i is, and ‘has been at all times ‘material hereto, a a certified residential
; ; ‘contractor in in icense number cR 024267.
3. Respondent's last known address is P.O. Box 8505, St. Petersburg, Florida 33738.
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4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was the qualifying agent for Suncoast
Designer Homes, Inc., QB 0001812.
5. Section 489.1 19S(Iy@), Florida Statutes (1999), provides that all primary qualifying
agents for a business organization are jointly and equally responsible for supervision of all operations
of the business organization; for all field work at all sites; and for financial matters, both for the
organization in general and for each specific job.
6. On or about Jun une 17, 1998, Respondent entered into an agreement with Lana Wagner
(hereinafter "Wagner"), whereby Respondent was to construct a commercial building at 601 93
Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. .
7. The contract price was $123,600.00, of which amount Wagner paid Respondent '
$118,092.00. |
8. Respondent subcontracted the job to a general contractor, David Reed, CG C055240.
9. Respondent handled the financial aspects of the contract and allowed his crew to
participate in the construction.
10. Atno time material hereto was Respondent licensed or certified to contract for the
construction of a commercial building.
“Tie ‘Based 0 on nthe foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489. 1290). FB florida Statutes
a violation of Section “488. 2271)(0), F lorida Statutes, by practicing 0 or offering to
the licensee knows, or has reason to know, the’ licensee is is 5 not st competent t to 5 perform.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Construction Industry Licensing Board
enter an Order imposing one or more of the following penalties: place on probation, reprimand the
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licensee, revoke, suspend, deny the issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration, require
financial restitution to a consumer, impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation,
require continuing education, assess costs associated with investigation and prosecution, impose any
or all penalties delineated within Section 455.227(2), Florida Statutes, and/or any other relief that
the Board is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 489, 455, Florida Statutes, and/or the rules
promulgated thereunder.
Signed this _// r Hh day of E 2001.
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Assistant General Counsel
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Ellen C. Marino F | L E [). .
Assistant General Counsel Department of Business and Professional Regulation’
Department of Business and AGENCY CLERK
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 60
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Docket for Case No: 01-002990PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 16, 2001 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 15, 2001 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction Without Prejudice filed by Petitioner
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Aug. 03, 2001 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for September 17, 2001; 9:00 a.m.; St. Petersburg, FL).
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Aug. 03, 2001 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Aug. 01, 2001 |
Joint Response to the Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Initial Order issued.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by M. Wall).
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Agency referral filed.
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