Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: GEORGE BEZANSON, II, D/B/A CARIBBEAN CUSTOM HOMES, INC.
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Jul. 11, 2007
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 27, 2007.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 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, Case No. 2006-034340
v.
GEORGE BEZANSON it
d/b/a CARIBBEAN CUSTOM HOMES, INC.,
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 GEORGE BEZANSON d/b/a CARIBBEAN CUSTOM
HOMES, INC. ("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 Residential
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CR C1326535.
3. Respondent's last known address of record is 4924 SW 17" Avenue, Cape Coral,
Florida 33914.
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4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was the primary qualifying agent for
Caribbean Custom Homes, Inc., which maintains an active qualified business license (QB
29104).
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.
6. On or about April 1, 2005, Respondent entered into a contract to build a home.
7. Respondent has been paid $31,600 towards the contract price.
8. Respondent never started the project and abandoned the project,
9, Complainant contracted with and paid another contractor an additional $50,000 to
‘ have the work completed after Respondent’s failure to start the project.
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10. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
Il. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated section 489,129(1)(z2)(3), Flotida
Statutes, by committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice of contracting that
causes financial harm to a customer. Financial mistanagement or misconduct occurs when the
contractor's job has been completed, and it is shown that the customer has had to pay more for
the contracted job than the original contract price, as adjusted for subsequent changes orders,
unless such increase in cost was the result of circumstances beyond the control of the
conttactor, was the result of circumstances caused by the customer, or was otherwise permitted
by the terms of the contract between the contractor and the customer.
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12. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
13. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated section 489.129(1)G), Florida
Statutes, 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 reason for termination, or fails to perform work without just cause for 90 consecutive days.
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14. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1
through 9 as though fully set forth herein.
15. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated section 489.129(1)(m), Florida
Statutes, by committing incompetency or misthanagement in the practice of contracting
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 issuance or renewal of the certificate or
registration, tequire 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.
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Signed this STR day of Cpebiramrieg , 2006.
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By: Jashua B. Moye
Assistant General Counsel
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Department of Business. and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel FL E D
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 42 Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202 AGENCY CLERK
Case #: 2006-034340
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Division I: Del Vecchio & Kane
Docket for Case No: 07-003117PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 27, 2007 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 27, 2007 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Jul. 25, 2007 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jul. 25, 2007 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 25, 2007; 9:30 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 16, 2007 |
Petitioner`s Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 11, 2007 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 11, 2007 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 11, 2007 |
Agency referral filed.
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Jul. 11, 2007 |
Initial Order.
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