Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: ROBERT R. CHACON
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Jul. 16, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, September 17, 2010.
Latest Update: Jan. 10, 2025
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Department of flusiness and Profesrtonal feguiatior
Deputy Agency Clerk
LEAK Evette L Proctor
Date 66/2010
File #
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
ve Case No. 2008-038672
ROBERT R. CHACON,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, files this Administrative Complaint before the
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD, DIVISION I, against
ROBERT R. CHACON (“Respondent”), and alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating
the practice of contracting pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida
Statutes, amd Chapters 455 and 489, Florida Statutes.
2. At all times material hereto, Respondent was licensed
as a Certified General Contractor in the State of Florida,
having been issued license number CGC 9564.
3. Respondent's address of record is 8435 Southwest 2nd
Street, Miami, Florida 33144,
4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was the
primary qualifying agent for RRC Development Company (“RRC”).
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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. At all times material hereto, Mr. Impact Windows, Inc.
(“Mr. Impact”) was not licensed pursuant to Part I of Chapter
489, Florida Statutes, to practice construction contracting in
the State of Florida.
7. On or about June 5, 2007, Mr. Impact entered into a
written contract (“Contract one”) with Joan and/or Arnold
Quintane (“Complainant”) to imstall windows on a structure
located at 1525 Griffing Boulevard, Biscayne Park, Florida
(“Structure”).
8. Contract One contained the statement *RR.C.
Development Company’s sole and only responsibility to this
agreement is to furnish the permit and complete the installation
of the products listed below.”
9. Mr. Impact accepted payment(s) from Complainant
pursuant to Contract One.
10. On or about September 5, 2007, Respondent was issued a
building permit for the scope of work contained in Contract one
by the Village of Biscayne Park.
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11. Service personnel not licensed pursuant to Part I of
Chapter 489, Florida Statutes, to practice construction
contracting in the State of Florida installed the windows
pursuant to Contract One.
12. On or about February 18, 2008, Respondent and/or RRC
entered into a contract (“Contract Two”) with Complainant to
reset 19 windows and perform other work at Structure.
13, The value of labor and materials under Contract Two
exceaded $2,500.00 and Contract two did not contain a written
Statement explaining the consumer’s rights under the Florida
Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund.
CQUNT ONE
14. Patitioner realleges and incorporates by reference the
allegations set forth in paragraphs one through thirteen as
though fully set forth herein.
15. Section 489.1425, Florida Statutes, provides: any
agreement or contract for repair, restoration, improvement, or
construction to residential real property must contain a written
Statement explaining the consumer’s rights under the Florida
Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund, except where the value
of all labor and materials does not exceed $2,500.
16. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
489.129(1) (i), Florida Statutes, by failing to imclude in the
contract with Complainant a written explanation of the Florida
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Homeowners Construction Recovery Fund, as required by Section
489.1425, Florida Statutes.
COUNT TWO
17. Petitioner realleges and incorporates by reference the
allegations set forth in paragraphs one through thirteen as
though fully set forth herein.
18. Section 489.127(4)(c), Florida Statutes states: “A
certified or registered contractor authorized by a local
construction regulation board to do contracting, mey not apply
for or obtain a huilding permit for construction work unless the
certified or registered contractor, or contractor authorized by
a lecal construction regulation board to do contracting, oer
business organization duly qualified by said contractor, has
entered into a contract to make improvements to, or perform the
contracting at, the real property specified in the application
Or permit.”
19. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
489.129(1) (i), Florida Statutes, by failing in any material
respect to comply with the provisions of this part or violating
@ rule or lawful order of the board by failing to comply with
Section 489.127(4) (c), Florida Statutes.
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COUNT THREE
20, Petitioner realleges and incorporates by reference the
allegations set forth in paragraphs one through thirteen as
though fully set forth herein,
21. Based upon 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.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the
Construction Industry Licensing Board enter an Order imposing
one ox more of the following penalties: place on probation,
reprimand 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 $10,000 per violation, require continuing education,
assess costs associated with investigation and prosecution,
impose any or all penalties délineated 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 25" day of May, 2010.
CHARLIE LIEM, Interim Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
By: Kyle Christopher
Kyle Christopher
Assistant General Counsel
Florida Bar No. 40853
Department of Business and
Professional Requilation
Office of the General Counsel.
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 488+0062 Telephone
(850) 921-9186 Facsimile
PCP Date: 05/25/2010
Members: Cathey/Cox
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Docket for Case No: 10-005820PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Sep. 17, 2010 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 16, 2010 |
Petitioner's Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Sep. 15, 2010 |
Petitioner's List of Witnesses filed.
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Jul. 22, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jul. 22, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 23, 2010; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 21, 2010 |
Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (of R. Chacon) filed.
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Jul. 21, 2010 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 19, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 16, 2010 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 16, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 16, 2010 |
Agency referral filed.
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