Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: MARK ROBINSON AND MARK ROBINSON DESIGN, LLC
Judges: STUART M. LERNER
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Jun. 21, 2007
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, August 31, 2007.
Latest Update: Nov. 16, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
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MARK ROBINSON,
and MARK ROBINSON DESIGN, LLC,
Respondents.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
- Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior
Design against MARK ROBINSON and MARK ROBINSON DESIGN, LLC, (“RespondentS”),
and says: :
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of architecture
pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 481, Florida Statutes. .
2. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has jurisdiction over the
unlicensed practice of architecture and interior design pursuant to Section 455.228(1), and
Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes.
3. Respondents’ last known address is 4431 Davie Road, Suite 116, Davie, Florida
4. At all times material hereto, Respondents were not duly registered or certified to
engage in the practice of architecture in the State of Florida pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida
Statutes.
5. On or about June 22, 2005, Respondents entered into a contract with Chris
Maroudas to provide architectural services for a residential project located at 9511 SW 81%
Street, Miami, Florida.
6. The contract specifically provides that Respondents will provide “one set
unsigned and three sets signed and sealed drawings for the above project.”
7. Respondents prepared drawings for the project and their title block appears on the
drawings as Mark Robinson Design, LLC.
8. Respondents are not licensed to practice architecture in the State of Florida and
therefore cannot contract to provide signed and sealed drawings.
COUNT I
9. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
10. Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not knowingly
“practice architecture unless the person is an architect or a registered. architect.”
11. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 481 .223(1){a), Florida
Statutes, by practicing architecture when he was not the holder of a valid license by offering
architectural services.
COUNT II
12. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
13. Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, requires a certificate of authorization for a
corporation, partnership, or fictitious name offering architectural services.
14. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondent, Mark Robinson Design, LLC, has
violated Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, by offering architectural services without a
certificate of authorization.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an Order imposing an
administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per count, 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 481 and 455,
. Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.
Signed this _¢7* day of__AL pei! _, 2007.
F | DAVID K. MINACCI
L E D Smith, Thompson, Shaw & Manausa, P.A.
Department of Business and Professional Reguation 3520 Thomasville Road, Fourth Floor
DEPUTY CLERK Tallahassee, Florida 32309
FL Bar No. 0056774
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PCP: 3/26/07
Rodriguez
Wirtz
Hall
Docket for Case No: 07-002790
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 31, 2007 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 29, 2007 |
Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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Aug. 17, 2007 |
Order Directing Responses (written response shall be filed by August 30, 2007).
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Aug. 16, 2007 |
Motion to Compel Responses to Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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Aug. 16, 2007 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction for Hearing not Involving Disputed Issues of Material Fact filed.
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Jul. 17, 2007 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 7, 2007; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 16, 2007 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Reschedule Hearing filed.
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Jul. 09, 2007 |
Order Concerning Hearing Exhibits, Witnesses, and Dispute Resolution.
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Jul. 09, 2007 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for August 10, 2007; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jun. 25, 2007 |
Initial Order.
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Jun. 21, 2007 |
Notice of Filing Petitioner`s First Set of Interrogatories, First Requests for Production and Requests for Admission filed.
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Jun. 21, 2007 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jun. 21, 2007 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jun. 21, 2007 |
Referral Letter filed.
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