Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: ZUREIDA MOLINA-JULIO AND ZANDS DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC.
Judges: EDWARD T. BAUER
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Filed: Oct. 15, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, December 3, 2010.
Latest Update: Jan. 21, 2025
FILED
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Deputy Agency Clerk
CLERK Evette L Proctor
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROPESEIQR AY SEG YLION
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE
AND INTERIOR DESIGN,
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Petitioner, | 0 , UeT1S
vs. CASE NO.: 2009-060440
ZUREIDA MOLINA-JULIO AND
ZANDS DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC.,
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 agains) ZUREIDA MOLINA-JULIO AND ZANDS DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC.
(“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 48].223(1)(a), Florida Statutes.
3. Respondents’ last known address is 7105 N.W. 68" Street, Tamarac, FL 33321.
4. At all times material hereto, Respondents are not duly registered or certified to
engage in the practice of architecture pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida Statutes.
5. On or about December 15, 2008, Respondents entered into a contract with Jessica
and Gary Horn to provide architectural services on a residential project located in Cora! Springs,
Florida.
6. The contract offers to provide signed and sealed drawings.
7. The Respondents were paid directly by the Horns for signed and sealed drawings.
8. Respondents are not licensed to practice architecture in the State of Florida and
therefore cannot offer or provide signed and sealed drawings directly to the owner.
COUNT I
9. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
10. Section 48! .223(!)(a), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not knowingly
“practice architecture unless the person is an architect or a registered architect.”
Hl. Based upon the foregoing, Respondents have violated Section 481 .223(1){a),
Florida Statutes, by practicing architecture when they were 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, Zands Design Concepts, Inc., 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
adiminisiralive 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 autharized to impose pursuant to Chapters 481 and 455,
Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.
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Signed this, JP day of Avg vs bt _ 2010.
DAVID K. MINACCI
Smith, Thompson, Shaw & Manausa, P.A.
3520 Thomasville Road, Fourth Floor
Tallahassee, Florida 32309
FL Bar No. 0056774
Ph: (850) 402-1570
Fax: (850) 241-0161
PCP: August 18, 2010
Rodriguez
Wirtz
Gustafson
Docket for Case No: 10-009675
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 03, 2010 |
Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 22, 2010 |
Order to Show Cause.
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Nov. 19, 2010 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction for Hearing Not Involving Disputed Issues of Material Fact filed.
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Nov. 19, 2010 |
Motion to Compel Responses to Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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Nov. 10, 2010 |
Amended Notice of Telephonic Final Hearing with Webcam Option (hearing set for December 8, 2010; 9:00 a.m.).
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Nov. 03, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Nov. 03, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 8, 2010; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Oct. 21, 2010 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 15, 2010 |
Notice of Filing Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories, First Request for Production and Requests for Admission filed.
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Oct. 15, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 15, 2010 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 15, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 15, 2010 |
Referral Letter filed.
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