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Charlotte County board suspends local permitting privileges for contractor Rafael Martinez, forwards case to state regulators
Summary
The Charlotte County Construction Industry Licensing Board voted to suspend contractor Rafael Martinez’s county permitting privileges for alleged permit noncompliance and failure to satisfy a civil judgment, and to forward the case to the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for possible state action.
The Charlotte County Construction Industry Licensing Board voted to suspend contractor Rafael Martinez’s ability to pull permits in the county and to forward the case to state regulators after staff said Martinez failed to satisfy a civil judgment and did not maintain required permits and inspections.
Ken Garcia, a code compliance officer and contractor-licensing investigator, presented the case and said notices and a hearing were mailed in accordance with Florida statute and county ordinance. "It is the recommendation of the Charlotte County licensing division that Rafael Martinez' permitting privileges and right to work as a contractor in Charlotte County be suspended due to failure to satisfy a civil judgment related to contracting and failure to maintain compliance with permitting requirements," Garcia told the board.
Garcia told the board he conducted a final permit review on Feb. 4,…
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