Appendix i.

489.128 Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable.--

(1) As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be unenforceable in law or in equity by the unlicensed contractor.

(a) For purposes of this section, an individual is unlicensed if the individual does not have a license required by this part concerning the scope of the work to be performed under the contract. A business organization is unlicensed if the business organization does not have a primary or secondary qualifying agent in accordance with this part concerning the scope of the work to be performed under the contract. For purposes of this section, if no state or local license is required for the scope of work to be performed under the contract, the individual performing that work shall not be considered unlicensed.

(b) For purposes of this section, an individual or business organization may shall not be considered unlicensed for failing to have a business tax receipt issued under the authority of chapter 205. A business organization may shall not be considered unlicensed for failing to have a certificate of authority as required by ss. 489.119 and 489.127. For purposes of this section, a business organization entering into the contract may not be considered unlicensed if, before the date established by paragraph (c), an individual possessing a license required by this part concerning the scope of the work to be performed under the contract has submitted an application for a certificate of authority designating that individual as a qualifying agent for the business organization...