Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: WILLIAM MICHAEL GLASSER
Judges: SUSAN BELYEU KIRKLAND
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Sarasota, Florida
Filed: Aug. 04, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, September 23, 2010.
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FILED
1 epartment of Business and Prafesstonal Hegulatlon
cae — Deputy Agency Clerk
cheek = Brandon Nichols
Date 10/27/2009
File 3
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION IT «& IT
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 2005-030785
WILLIAM MICHAEL GLASER,
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
WILLIAM MICHAEL GLASER d/b/a ALL AMERICAN ENTERPRISES OF
SARASOTA ("Respondent"), and says:
iL. 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, at all times material hereto, | was a
Certified Roofing Contractor in the State of Florida,| having
heen issued license number CC C1213760 and a Certified |General
Contractor in the State of Florida, having been issued Jicense
number CG C57508. Both licanses currently in “current and
active” status.
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3. Respondent's last known address of record, currently
on file with Petitioner, is 4840 Sawyer Road, Sarasota, Florida
34233.
4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was doing
business as and was the primary qualifying agent for W.M.G.
Cozrp., d/b/a All American Enterprises of Sarasota, (“WMG”),
which has been issued Certificate of Authority number QB 31763,
which became Null and Void on October 7, 2008 after expiring on
August 31, 2005.
3. On or about September 10, 2004, Respondent sold the
Majority of his interest in WMG; however, he remained the
primary qualifying agent of WMG. Therefore, under licensure law,
he remained liable for supervision of WMG and for the financial
matters of WMG.
6. Section 489.1195(1) (a), Florida Statutes, provides
that all primary qualifying agents for a business organization
aré 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,
7. On or about November 18, 2004, WMG entered into a
contract, (“Contract”), with Lynn Bache, ("Complainant"), to re-
roof her home located at 370 Sarrento Court, Punta Gorda,
Florida (“Project”).
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8. The total contract price was around $25,000, of which
Respondent has accepted around $15,000.
9. WMG abandoned the Project.
10. WMG terminated work on the Project without just cause.
11. WMG terminated work on the Project without properly
notifying Complainant.
12. WMG failed to perform work on the Project for a period
greater than 90 days.
13. Although WMG accepted $15,000, ox roughly 60% of the
Contract price, WMG performed less than 60% of the work on the
Project.
14. Neither Respondent nox WMG have réfunded any money to
the Complainant.
15. Neither Respondent nor WMG have returned to the
Project and completed the work.
COUNT _ONE
16. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations
set forth in paragraphs one through fifteen as theugh fully set
forth herein.
17. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
489.129(1) (g) (2), Florida Statutes, by committing mismanagement
or Misconduct in the practice of contracting that causes
financial harm to a customer. Financial ta smanagement or
misconduct occurs when the contractor has abandoned a customer's
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job and the percentage of completion is less that than the
percentage of the total contract price paid to the contractor ag
of the time of abandonment, unless the contractor is entitled to
retain such funds under the texms of the contract or refunds the
excess funds within 30 days after the job is abandoned.
COUNT TWO
18. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations
set forth in paragraphs one through fifteen as though fully set
forth herein.
19. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
489.129(1) (5), 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.
COUNT THREE
20. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations
set forth in paragraphs one through fifteen as though fully set
forth herein.
21. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
483.129(1)(m), Florida Statutes, by committing incompetence or
misconduct in the practice of contracting.
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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, 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 delineated within Section
455.227(2), Florida Statutes, and/or any other rélief that the
Board is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 489, 455,
Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.
Signed this ist day of September , 2009.
CHARLES W. DRAGO, Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
By: Paul Richard Waters
Paul Richard Waters, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Florida Bar No. 817651
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
‘Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(830) 488-0062 Telephone
(850) 414-6749 Facsimile
PCP Date: July 28, 2009
PCP Members; Div I: Del Vecchio « Hussey Div II: Holloway « Pietanza
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Respondent has the right to request a hearing to be
conducted in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes, to be represented by counsel or other
qualified representative, to present evidence and argument, to
call and cross-examine witnesses and to have subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum issued on his or her behalf if a hearing
is requested. Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code,
provides in part that if Respondent fails to request a hearing
within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of an agency pleading,
Respondent waives the right to request a hearing on the facts
alleged.
NOTICE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF CosTS
Respondent is placed on notice that Petitioner has incurred
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of this
Matter. Pursuant to Section 455.227(3) (a), Florida Statutes,
the Board, or the Department when there is no Board, may assess
costs rélated to the investigation and prosecution of the case
excluding costs associated with an attorney's time, against the
Respondent in addition to any other discipline imposed.
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Docket for Case No: 10-007124PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Sep. 23, 2010 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 21, 2010 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction Based on Settlement filed.
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Aug. 19, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 19, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 11, 2010; 9:00 a.m.; Sarasota and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 11, 2010 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 05, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 04, 2010 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 04, 2010 |
Answer to Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 04, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 04, 2010 |
Agency referral filed.
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