Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: DONALD GULLIGE.
Judges: CHARLES C. ADAMS
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Silver Springs, Florida
Filed: May 21, 2007
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 24, 2007.
Latest Update: Feb. 02, 2025
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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. 2003-060279
DONALD GULLIGE,
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 DONALD GULLIGE, ("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 Cextified General
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CG C053599.
3. Respondent's last known address of record is P.O. Box 753, Silver Springs,
Florida 34489, .
4. ‘On or about November 16, 2001, Jerry Hancock ("Hancock"), an unlicensed
contractor doing business as Watercolor Homes ("Watercolor"), contracted with Steven Cobaugh
("Cobaugh") to construct a residence located at 4541 Cutlass Drive, Captiva, Florida,
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5. The total contract price was $394,875.00, of which amount Cobaugh paid to
Hancock a total of $47,610.35.
6. Respondent agreed to work on the Cobaugh project in exchange for monetary
compensation from Hancock.
7. On or about April 25, 2002, Respondent obtained permit number RES2002-01171
for the Cobaugh project from the Lee County Building Department.
8. At all times material hereto, there was no contract between Cobaugh and
Respondent.
9. After acquiring the necessary permit from Respondent, Hancock began work on
the project and completed installing the pilings before he was served with an Order to Cease and
Desist.
COUNTI
10. Petitioner tealleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs ]
through 9 above as though fully set forth herein.
1], Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated section 489.129(1)(d), Florida
Statutes, by performing any act which assists a person or entity in engaging in the prohibited
uncertified and unregistered practice of contracting, if the certificateholder or registrant knows or
has reasonable grounds to know that the person or entity was uncertified and unregistered,
COUNT II
12. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
13. Section 489.127(4)(c), Florida Statutes, states that a certified or registered
contractor may not apply for or obtain a building permit for construction work unless the
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contractor has entered into a contract to make improvements to, or perform the contracting at the
real property specified in the application or permit.
14. Based on ‘the foregoing, Respondent violated section 489.129(1)(i), Florida
Statutes, by failing in any material respect to comply with the provisions of Chapter 489, Part I,
Florida Statutes, or violating a rule or lawful order of the board, by having violated section
489.127(4)\(c), Florida Statutes.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Construction Industry Licensing
Board enter an Order imposing one or more of the following penalties: place on probation,
teprimand the licensee, revoke, suspend, deny the issuance or renewal of the certificate or
registration, require financial restitution to a consumer, impose an administrative fine not to
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 Qo day of Quiggvate , 2004,
. Hammonds
Assistant General Counsel
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: F E D
April L. Hammonds Department of Business ant Profesional Raguation
Assistant General Counsel EPUTY CLERK
Department of Business and MH ‘
Professional Regulation CLERK Weechal
Office of the General Counsel DATE -
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 60
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
Case #: 2003-060279
PC Found: August 24, 2004
Division I: M. Kane / T. Burke 3
Docket for Case No: 07-002250PL