Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: OSCAR E. MATUTES
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Dec. 28, 2001
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, May 6, 2002.
Latest Update: Dec. 26, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION I
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
* VS.
OSCAR E. MATUTES,
Respondent. ,
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Case No. 2000-08823
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Construction Industry Licensing
Board, against , ("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 CA05286.
3. Respondent's last known address is 6595 NW 36 Street, #203, Miami, Florida
33166.
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4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was the licensed qualifier for Aurora
Builders, Inc. ("Contractor").
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
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.
COUNTI
6. ..« Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs one
through five as though fully set forth in this Count Le
7. On or about May 31, 2000, the Contractor ‘contracted with Eduardo Castineira
(“Customer”) to construct an addition at 14791 SW 173 Street, Miami, Florida.
8. Castineira paid the Contractor Twenty Five Thousand and Twenty dollars
($25,020.00) toward the Twenty sven Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty dollar ($27,800.00)
contract price.
9. On or about July 11, 2000, the Respondent obtained the permit for the Customer’s
project.
10. Work proceeded on the project through in or around July 2000, and stopped without
Just cause or notice to the Customer.
11. Based on the foregoing, the Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(j), Florida
Statutes (1999), 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
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reason for termination, or fails to perform work without just cause for 90 consecutive days.
COUNT I
12, Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs one
through five and six through ten as though fully set forth in this Count II.
13. Section 489.119(2), Florida Statutes, provides: “If the applicant proposes to
engage in business as a business organization, including any partnership, corporation, business
trust, or other legal entity, or in any name other than the applicant’s legal name or a fictitious
name where the applicant is doing business as a sole proprietorship, the business organization
- must apply for a certificate of authority through a qualifying agent and under a fictitious name, if
any.
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14. Section 489.119(2)(d), Florida Statutes, provides in part: “A certificate of
authority must be renewed every 2 years.’
15. The Respondent possess certificate of authority license number 0003796.
16. | The Respondent has failed to renew his certificate of authority in accordance with
the aforesaid provisions of Chapter 489, Florida Statutes..
17. Based on the foregoing, the Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(), Florida
Statutes (1999), by failing in any material respect to comply with the provisions of this part or
violating a rule or lawful order of the board.
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 iseuence or renewal of the certificate or
registration, require financial restitution to a consumer, impose an administrative fine not to
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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.
Signed this } 3= day of
ROBERT CRABILL
, 2009.
ASSISTAN T GENERAL COUNSEL’
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COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: cer Lrardn Michele
Diane Snell Perera DATE / -6 -2ool
Senior Attorney aw
Department of Businessand =» f
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
401 NW 2 Avenue #N607
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 377-7115
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Docket for Case No: 01-004932PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 06, 2002 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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May 03, 2002 |
Order Denying Continuance issued.
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May 03, 2002 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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May 02, 2002 |
Letter to Judge Sartin from O. Matutes advising (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 30, 2002 |
Letter to O. Matutes from T. Gay advising of a document that will be used as an exhibit. (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 16, 2002 |
Letter to O. Matutes from T. Gay, concerning documents petitioner intend to use as exhibits (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 08, 2002 |
Order Closing File (DOAH Case No. 01-4933PL Only) issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Apr. 03, 2002 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Sever and Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed via facsimile).
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Mar. 12, 2002 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing issued (hearing set for May 6 through 10, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Mar. 08, 2002 |
Letter to Judge Sartin from O. Matutes requesting continuance (filed via facsimile).
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Feb. 20, 2002 |
Order Denying Request for Postponement issued.
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Feb. 15, 2002 |
Letter to Judge Sartin from P. Lense requesting continuance filed.
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Jan. 08, 2002 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Jan. 08, 2002 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for March 18 through 22, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Jan. 07, 2002 |
Order Granting Petitioner`s Motion to Consolidate issued. (consolidated cases are: 01-004929PL, 01-004930PL, 01-004931PL, 01-004932PL, 01-004933PL, 01-004934PL)
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Jan. 04, 2002 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Consolidate (case nos. 01-4929, 01-4930, 01-4931, 0-4932, 01-4933, 014934) filed via facsimile.
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Jan. 04, 2002 |
Unilateral Response to Initial Order (filed Petitioner via facsimile).
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Dec. 31, 2001 |
Initial Order issued.
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Dec. 28, 2001 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Dec. 28, 2001 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Dec. 28, 2001 |
Agency referral filed.
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