Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: JACK LEONARD HOLT, D/B/A ALL AMERICAN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Judges: CAROLYN S. HOLIFIELD
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: Jan. 31, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
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. STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION I & II
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 2006-015766 .
JACK LEONARD HOLT,
D/B/A ALL AMERICAN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
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 JACK LEONARD HOLT, ("Respondent"), and says:
l. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of contracting
pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 489, Florida Statutes,
2, Respondent is, and has been at all times material hereto, a Certified Roofing
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CC C57573.
3. Respondent is, and has been at all times material hereto, a Certified General
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CG C57919.
4. Respondent's last known addresses of record are 1021 Mandalay Drive, Brandon,
Florida 33511 and 8859 NW 44™ Court, Coral Springs, Florida 33065.
5. At all times material hereto, Respondent was the primary qualifying agent for All
Ametican General Construction Corp. (‘AAGCC"), which has been issued Certificate of
Authority number QB 6365.
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6. Section 489. 95(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides “Y 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.
7. On or about January 10, 2005, AAGCC entered into a contract with Bank of
Auierica, N.A, as Trustee for Menicos Menicon ("BOA") to restore the home located at 227
' North Lake Avenue, Apopka, Florida 32703.
8. The total contract price was $133,178.76, of which BOA paid $44,000.00 to
AAGCC.
9. . Respondent failed to include information on the Florida Homeowner’s Recovery
Fund in the signed contract. | .
10, Respondent has failed to obtain a final inspection on the project.
11, Respondent abandoned the project.
12. At the time of abandonment, the percentage of work completed by the
Respondent was less than the percentage paid for the work, |
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13. Petitioner realleges and incerporates the alicgations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 12 as though fully set forth herein.
14. Section 489.1425, Florida Statutes, states that any agreement or contract for
repair, restoration, improvement or construction to residential real property must contain a
written statement explaining the consumer's rights under the Construction Industries Recovery
Fund, except where the value of all labor and materials does not exceed $2,500.00.
15. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(i), Florida
Statutes, by failing in any material tespect to comply with the provisions of Chapter 489, Part I,
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Florida Statutes, or violati a rule or lawful order of the board, - having violated Section
489.1425, Florida Statutes,
COUNT I
16. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in patagraphs 1
through 12 as though fully set forth herein.
17, Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(g)(2), Florida
Statutes, by committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice of contracting that causes
financial harm to a customer, Financial mismanagement or misconduct occurs when the
contractor has abandoned a customer's job and the percentage of completion is Icss that than the
percentage of the total contract price paid to the contractor as of the time of abandonment, unless
the contractor is entitled to retain such funds under the terms of the contract or refunds the excess
funds within 30 days after the job is abandoned,
COUNT UI
18. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 12 as though fully set forth herein,
19. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489,129(1)(G), Florida
Statutes, by abandoning a construction project in which the contractor is engaged or under
contract as a contractor. A project may be presumed abandoned after 90 days if the contractor
terminates the project without just cause or without proper otification to the owner, inchiding
tbe reason for termination, or fails to perform work without just cause for 90 consecutive days,
COUNT IV
20. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 12 as though fully set forth herein.
21. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(0), Florida
Statutes, by failing to obtain a final inspection on the project.
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22. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs |
through 12 as though fully set forth herein.
23. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(m), Florida
Statules, by committing incompetence or misconduct in the practice of contracting,
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 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.
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Signed this /, day of , 2007,
PC Found: June 29, 2007
Div. TI: Engelmeier & Weller
PC Found: July 3, 2007
Div. I: Clark & Burke
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Tiffany A. Harrington FILED
Assistant General Counsel Department of Business and Professional Regulation
FBN 26202 AGENCY CLERK
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Munroe Street, Ste. 42 CLERK So wh 2. Waban nn
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202 DATE 7 -{ S- 200° ?
Case No: 2006-015766
Docket for Case No: 08-000591
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 21, 2008 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Mar. 20, 2008 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction Without Prejudice filed.
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Feb. 15, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Feb. 15, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for March 26, 2008; 9:30 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, FL).
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Feb. 04, 2008 |
Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 31, 2008 |
Initial Order.
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Jan. 31, 2008 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jan. 31, 2008 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jan. 31, 2008 |
Referral Letter filed.
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