Why do I have zero sympathy for this fellow?

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[–]thomastheglassexpert[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Very simple. The very reason of Contractors License Laws are 100% made to protect unsuspecting bunny rabbits from unlicensed fucks is why. This fellow should have 100% known his Texas Lic don't mean shit outside Tx and I would not be surprised if he gets sanctioned by home state also. Could be a time suspension or could be a revocation.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I can see one of three things that happened. 1 - He was shady and already on their radar. 2 - The "investigator" wanted a bribe. 3 - A competitor turned him in.

[–]thomastheglassexpert[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's actually quite a serious felony determined on what state and the amount of what the unlic contractor charged. CA pretty sure anything over five grand is a class XX felony. Since natural disasters bring the cockroaches then CSLB inspectors are highly on the lookout. What surprised me on this story is he was high placed in home of TX so of all people he should have damn well known not to go to another state charging money. Work for free = fine. But not taking money for it. Once his own state picks this up he could be in a lot of trouble for sanctions right up to revocation.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes. There are also politics and corruption in the contracting world and those who pay-to-play usually play above the rules, as well as preferential treatment when it comes to clearing out competition. Florida has some of the stricter rules on contracting, though, mainly for reasons such as hurricanes and ground conditions. It is easy to get a license in Florida if you have a license in Texas as they have a reciprocity agreement. It's mainly paperwork. My guess is that this guy assumed they would be lax on the rules since he was operating above board for everything besides the Florida license since he could be working before the paperwork cleared. Someone had to turn him in for him to get caught. I wonder who and why.

[–]thomastheglassexpert[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Back in my big days I was licensed in 3 states of CA, AZ and NV and the hardest one was NV by far. Point is as part of the tests and my knowledge then having the right license to bid and get work was quite critical as some licenses are divided by residential/commercial or size of job in dollars small/medium and unlimited. Without a snitch it could have easily been any inspector from a city/county/State who just happened by and stopped to ask name and license #. Many states like CA actually have a law that your business name and license # be declared plainly ON your work truck vehicles. It's also my opinion that he will get sanctioned from home state and that could be quite harsh including time-period suspension up to revocation. His Bond and Insurance will also take a dim view of this fellow putting them at risk. He made a very stupid move to work in another state. Freebie work would have been fine but not charging money for it. That's a serious crime ANY contractor would know. If FL goes ahead and puts him to trial and convicts him dang sure TX would seriously frown on that as a bad man.