FILED Bepartment of Stisthess arid Professtoriat Regulations Deputy Agency lark: CLERK = Evelle Lawson-Procior Dae —-F0/16/2019- _ STATE OF FLORIDA. Fle DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND. PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE. AND INTERIOR DESIGN, Petitionay, , ‘ WSs CASE NOS: 2019-0122529 ENRIQUE FELDMAN AND! FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE, Respondents. Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, ("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior Desigti. agaitist ENRIQUE. FELDMAN and FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE, (“Respondents”), and says;. "I. Petitioner is the state-agency charged with regulating the practice of architecture and intefior design pursuant to Section 20,165, Florida Statutes, and. Chaptets 455 and. 481, Florida Statutes. 2: The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has jurisdiction over the unlivéised piactice of atéhitectuté and interior design puiisuant to Section 455.228(1), and. Section 48}.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes. 3, Resporidents’ last known address is 419: Sunset Drive, Hallandale, FL 33009, 4. Af all times material hereto, Respondents were not. duly registered or certified ‘to. etigage in‘the practice of architecture putsnant'ta Chapter 48 1, Florida Statutes, EXHIBIT A BETTE ee 5. Respondents entered into a contract to provide signed and sealed drawings for a * project known as “New Residence Camacho Residence” 6. The Respondents are offering architectural services in their business name. 7. The Respondents are offering architectural services on their web site. 8. Respondents are not licensed to practice architecture in the State of Florida and therefore cannot offer or provide architectural services or contract to provide sign and sealed drawings. COUNTT 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.” ll. 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 IE 12. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8) as if fully set forth herein. . 13. Section 481.223(1)(c), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not knowingly “use the name ot title ‘architect’ or ‘registered architect” or words to that effect, when the person is not then the holder of a valid license.” 14. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondents have violated Section 481.223(1)(c), Florida Statutes, by using the name or title “architect”, when they were not the holder of a valid license. . COUNT DI 15. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8) as if fully set forth herein. 16. — Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, requires a certificate of authorization for a corporation, partnership, or fictitious name offering architectural services. 17. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondent, Feldman Architecture, 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. 4 Signed this _s2* ~ dayof__Qetebe— 2019. PCP: October 14, 2019 Hall Rodriguez Shore Nolen Se DAVID K. MINACCI Smith, Thompson, Shaw, Minacci, Colén & Power, P.A. 140-D W 1" Street St. George Island, FL 32328 FL Bar No. 0056774 Ph: (850) 799-1882 Fax: (850) 799-1884 davidm@stslaw.com

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