Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: GEOFFREY GILL, D/B/A TRANSFLORIDA, CORP.
Judges: LAWRENCE P. STEVENSON
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Cocoa, Florida
Filed: Jul. 10, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.
Latest Update: Nov. 16, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
v. Case No, 2007-016664
GEOFFREY GILL,
D/B/A TRANSFLORIDA 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 GEOFFREY GILL, ("Respondent"), and says:
1. 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 General
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CG C1506923.
3, Respondent's last known address of record is 1180 South US Hwy 1, Rockledge,
Florida 32955.
4, At all times material hercto, Respondent was the primary qualifying agent for
Transflorida Corp. ("TC"), which has been issued Certificate of Authority number QB 29658.
5. Section 489.1195(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that all primary qualifying
agents for a business organization are jointly and equally responsible for supervision of all
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operations of the business . _anization; for all field work at all sit. and for financial matters,
both for the organization in general and for each specific job.
6. On or about August 23, 2006, TC entered into a contract with George Sharp
("Sharp") to perform interior repairs at Sharp’s residence located at 2509 Hathaway Drive,
Cocoa, Florida for $16,800.00.
7. Sharp paid Respondent $14,280.00 for the project.
8. Respondent abandoned the project before completion.
9. Respondent failed to obtain a final inspection on the project.
COUNT I
10. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
11. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)({), 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 notification to the owner, including
the reason for termination, or fails to perform work without just cause for 90 consecutive days.
COUNT II
12. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
13. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 489,129(1)(0), Florida
Statutes, by failing to obtain a final inspection on the project.
COUNT Il
14. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
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15. Based on th coregoing, Respondent violated Sec. 489.129(1\(m), Florida
Statutes, 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 ot renewal of the certificate or
registration, require financial restitution to a consumer, impose an administrative fine not to
exceed $10,000 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 at day of Cth. 2007.
PC Found: October 23, 2007
Div. t: Chung & Husband
Assistant General Counsel
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
FILED
Tiffany A. Harrington B
‘ epartment of Business a i
Assistant General Counsel AGENCY Ce Regulation
FBN 26202
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General, Counsel
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste, 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
Case No: 2007-016664
Docket for Case No: 08-003329
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Sep. 10, 2008 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Sep. 03, 2008 |
Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 18, 2008 |
Order to Show Cause (response to this order shall be filed no later than the close of business on September 2, 2008).
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Aug. 11, 2008 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Aug. 11, 2008 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Aug. 05, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 05, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for September 11 and 12, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; Cocoa, FL).
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Aug. 04, 2008 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 08-3329, 08-3330, 08-3331, 08-3332 and 08-3333).
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Jul. 18, 2008 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Jul. 16, 2008 |
Petitioner`s First Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Jul. 16, 2008 |
Petitioner`s First Request to Produce to Respondent filed.
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Jul. 16, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Interrogatories filed.
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Jul. 16, 2008 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Consolidate filed.
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Jul. 16, 2008 |
Petitioner`s Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 11, 2008 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Consent to Withdrawal filed.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Motion to Withdraw as Counsel filed.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Respondent, Geoffrey C. Gill`s Answer filed.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 10, 2008 |
Agency referral filed.
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