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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION vs ANTHONY SCHILLING, D/B/A DUN-RITE PRESSURE CLEANING, LLC, 07-001227 (2007)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 07-001227 Visitors: 4
Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: ANTHONY SCHILLING, D/B/A DUN-RITE PRESSURE CLEANING, LLC
Judges: J. D. PARRISH
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Filed: Mar. 15, 2007
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

Latest Update: Dec. 27, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Petitioner, vs. Case No. 2006-012343 ANTHONY SCHILLING O ( ~ 2 a DBA DUN-RITE PRESSURE CLEANING LLC, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, ("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint against ANTHONY SCHILLING DBA DUN-RITE PRESSURE CLEANING LLC, ("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. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has jurisdiction over the unlicensed practice of contracting pursuant to Section 455.228, Florida Statutes. 3. Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, entitles the Respondent to elect a hearing regarding the allegations contained herein. Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code, provides in part that if a Respondent fails to request a hearing within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of an agency pleading, the Respondent shall have waived his right to request a hearing on the facts alleged. 4. At no time material hereto, was the Respondent ANTHONY SCHILLING duly registered or certified to engage in the practice of contracting pursuant to Chapter 489, Florida Statutes. 5. At no time material hereto was the Respondent DUN-RITE PRESSURE CLEANING LLC duly qualified to engage in the practice of contracting pursuant to Chapter 489, Florida Statutes. 6. Respondent’s last known address is 16016 Opal Creek Drive, Weston, Florida 33331. 7... On or about November 5, 2005, the Respondent submitted a proposal to Mare De Stefano (“De Stefano”) to perform roofing repair work at De Stefano’s residence located in Weston, Florida. 8. The original quoted price for the aforementioned project was $4050.00. 9. The Respondent was paid $3200.00 by check number 1282 on November 5, 2005. 10. Section 489.105(3), Florida Statutes, provides that a “contractor” is a “[p]lerson who, for compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add to, demolish, subtract from, or improve any building or structure, including related improvements to real estate, for others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is substantially similar to the job scope described in one of the subsequent paragraphs of this subsection.” 11. The contracting for and/or the performance of the work described above constitutes engaging in the practice of contracting pursuant to Section 489.105(3), Florida Statutes. 12. Section 489.113(2), Florida Statutes, provides that “[nJo person who is not certified or registered shall practice contracting in this state.” 13. Section 489.105(6), Florida Statutes, provides that "The attempted sale of contracting services and the negotiation or bid for a contract on these services also constitutes contracting, 14. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondent has violated Section 489.127(1) (f, Florida Statutes, which provides that no person shall “[e]ngage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor or advertise himself or herself or a business organization...without being duly registered or certified or having a certificate of authority.” WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the entry of an Order imposing one or more of the following penalties: an administrative fine not to exceed $10,000.00 per incident; assessment of costs related to the investigation and prosecution of the case excluding costs associated with an attorney’s time; refusal to certify, or to certify with restrictions, and application for licensure; restriction of practice; issuance of a reprimand; corrective action and/or any other relief the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapter 455 and 489, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated thereunder. Signed this (34h day of » BOE. Department of Business and Professional Regulation —- KVL AGENCY CLERK Laura Patricia Gaffney, FBN 437867 Chief Attorney Unlicensed Enforcement CLERK Sow Zz. n pate] - 25-2006 COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: Laura Patricia Gaffney, FBN 437867 Chief Attorney Unlicensed Enforcement Department of Business and Professional Regulation Office of the General Counsel 1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0750 Telephone (850) 488-0062 Fax (850) 414-6749 PC Found Abb 7T/13fO\e LPG/jlc

Docket for Case No: 07-001227
Issue Date Proceedings
Apr. 19, 2007 Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
Apr. 18, 2007 Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction without Prejudice filed.
Mar. 27, 2007 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Mar. 27, 2007 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for May 3, 2007; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
Mar. 27, 2007 Respondent First Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
Mar. 27, 2007 Respondent First Request for Production to Petitioner filed.
Mar. 21, 2007 Response to Initial Order filed.
Mar. 21, 2007 Respondent Compliance with Pre-trial Order filed.
Mar. 15, 2007 Initial Order.
Mar. 15, 2007 Notice of Serving Petitioner`s First Discovery Requests filed.
Mar. 15, 2007 Petitioner`s Response to Respondent`s Motion to Dismiss filed.
Mar. 15, 2007 Respondent Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Motion to Dismiss Administrative Complaint and Request for Hearing on Motions Before Administrative Law Judge filed.
Mar. 15, 2007 Administrative Complaint filed.
Mar. 15, 2007 Agency referral filed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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