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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I assume the “residential construction project” you reference is a single family home. Take a look at Owner-Builder exemption found at Fla. Stat. s. 489.103(7). I understand that the intent is for the Owner-Builder
permit to be an interim solution until new licensed GC is contracted. If the Owner were an individual, it would be easier to process. As it is, with a Trust as Owner, basically the Trustee of the Trust would have to sign the application and Owner-Builder
permit which includes a statement that the residence is for the Owner’s own use or occupancy. I’m guessing that is not the case with the trustee who typically is acting as Trustee for the benefit of beneficiaries who are necessarily other than the Trustee.
Otherwise, I assume that the Trustee would not object to being the party “legally and financially responsible” for the project site as long as such responsibility is limited to a few week duration without actual construction activity. If the Trustee can
get comfortable with the “use or occupy” requirement and the fact that the property is owned of record by a Trust doesn’t by itself set off bells and whistles in the local building department when confronted with an Owner-Builder application from a Trustee,
it may fly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Michael R. Gibbons (<a href="http://lowndes-law.com/our-people/michael-r-gibbons"><span style="color:black">Bio</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Shareholder</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:green">Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:green">215 N. Eola Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:green">Orlando, FL 32801<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:green">Phone: 407-418-6378<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com"><span style="color:black">michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>leslie.tomczak@akerman.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2015 5:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] Question re: Change of Contractor on Permit - when new Contractor is not yet selected<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Question:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>The GC on a residential construction project (owned by a Trust entity) is being terminated midway through construction.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Work has stopped and will remain that way until a new GC is retained.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Owner is in the process of hiring a new GC, but we are a few weeks off from the replacement GC being selected.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Old GC wants its name off the permit <u>now</u> (before new GC is selected and can be named as the new qualifier on the job).<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>What to do? Can the Trust be listed on the Change of Contractor form in the interim?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if anyone has experience with this procedure. Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Leslie Tomczak<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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