Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: CHERYL TRUJILLO, D/B/A OASIS POOLS, INC.
Judges: W. DAVID WATKINS
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Bunnell, Florida
Filed: Aug. 16, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 23, 2010.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT cs 2
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation
(“Petitioner”) files this Administrative Complaint against
Cheryl L. Trujillo, d/b/a Oasis Pools, Inc. (“Respondent”), and
alleges:
i. 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. Petitioner has jurisdiction over the unlicensed
practice of contracting pursuant to Section 455.228,
Statutes.
3. Chapter 120,
Florida
Florida Statutes,
elect a hearing
regarding the
entitles Respondent to
allegations
contained herein.
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Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code, provides in part
that if a Respondent fails to request a hearing within 21 days
of receipt of an agency pleading, Respondent shall have waived
the right to request a hearing.
4. At no material time to this case was Respondent Cheryl
L. Trujillo duly registered or certified to engage in the
practice of contracting pursuant to Chapter 489, Florida
Statutes.
5. At no material time to this case was Oasis Pools, Inc.
duly qualified to engage in the practice of contracting pursuant
to Chapter 489, Florida Statutes.
6. The last known address for Respondent Cheryl L.
Trujillo is 195 County Road 302, Bunnell, Florida 32110.
7. On or about February 15, 2008, Respondent negotiated
and entered into a contract with Janice Walton (“Walton”) to
construct a swimming pool at Walton’s residence in Palm Coast,
Florida, for a total contract price of $43,270.00.
8. Respondent abandoned the project without completing
the work she contracted to perform.
9. Section 489.113(2), Florida Statutes, provides that
“no person who is not certified or registered shall practice
contracting in this state.”
10. Section 489.105(3), Florida Statutes, defines a
contractor as a:
[p]erson who, for compensation, undertakes
to, submits a bid to, or does himself or
herself or by others construct, repair,
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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. 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.”
12. Section 489.127(1) (f), Florida Statutes, provides that
no person shall:
engage in the business or act in the
capacity of a contractor or advertise
himself or herself or a business
organization as available to engage in the
business or act in the capacity of a
contractor without being duly registered or
certified or having a certificate of
authority.
13. The contracting for and/or performance of the work
described above is within the scope of work described in
Sections 489.105(3) and 489.105(6), Florida Statutes, and thus
constitutes engaging in the practice of contracting.
14. Based upon the facts set forth above, Respondent
violated Section 489.127(1)(f), Florida Statutes, in one or more
of the following ways:
(a) By engaging in the unlicensed practice of
contracting as defined by Section
489.105(3), Florida Statutes;
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(ob) By engaging in the unlicensed practice of
contracting as defined by Section
489.105(6), Florida Statutes.
Wherefore, Petitioner requests that a Final Order be
entered imposing one or more of the following penalties: an
administrative fine not to exceed $10,000.00 per incident for
violations of Chapter 489, Part I, Florida Statutes; assessment
of costs related to the investigation and prosecution of the
case (excluding costs associated with an attorney’s time);
and/or any other relief the Department is authorized to impose
pursuant to Chapters 455 and 489, Florida Statutes, and the
rules promulgated thereunder.
Signed this 8 June 2010.
CHARLIE LIEM, Interim Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
By: Maura M. Bolivar
Maura M. Bolivar
Chief Attorney
Florida Bar No. 0295840
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Monroe St., Ste. 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 488-0062 Telephone
(850) 414-6749 Facsimile
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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 related 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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