All Forum Posts by: Stephen Smith

 @Jessica Luan whatever you do, do not just send a termination letter.  The way their contracts are written, if you terminate they can keep all money paid to them.  You have to go through a whole process by sending them a notice to cue etc.  if you go about the process correctly, you can break free without liability.  Get it wrong and you end up owing them.  This is not a quick process, but none the less, the best process and it works every time.

I would like to pass on a little bit of useful information for anybody thinking of converting their permit over to owner-builder. 

1 - You will not be able to sell the property for a minimum of 365 days from the date of issuing of the CO.

2 - The property must be for the owner's own use and occupancy and not for sale or lease which means you will not be able to rent it out.

3 - The owner-builder must ensure that all employees working on the project have the required licenses.

4 - The owner-builder must provide worker's compensation as required by Florida law.

5 - To apply for the owner builder permit, you must physical visit the building department.

There are others requirements and conditions, however these are the main items.

Also, be careful with any contractor recommending or suggesting you pull an owner-builder permit as this is usually a sign they are unlicensed or unable to pull their own permits.

FYI everyone, Cape Coral Police have passed the investigation into Blacktip over to Lee County Sheriffs financial crimes unit.  This is a great move as they have way more experience in investigating and successfully prosecuting these types of crimes.  I encourage all to file a complaint with them.

 Hi Jessica,

I am working with a number of Blacktip customers.  Call the number on my website which you can find my googling FarFar Contractors in Cape Coral.  I know very well all the models of house they build, so can give you an accurate estimate and guide you thru the process.

Steve

They do, but when the roofing contractor arrived and onsite and queried the notice with BTC, they was told it is old and the issue is resolved.

Separately, a local roofing contractor was recently caught installing shingles on a BTC property in Cape Coral.  Unfortunately, there was a stop work order in place on the property, which the roofing contractor was told by BTC was resolved.  The Cape Coral Code Compliance officer showed the roofer the various emails to BTC, which left the roofer very unhappy as he then knew he had been misled and made him liable for a fine for illegally performing work while a red stop work order was in place.

BTC appears to be continuing to cause damage to customers and other contractors.

FYI, an order has been filed in the lawsuit Kiyco Concrete v BTC stating the case will go to trial in the 5 weeks starting October 14th.  Pre-trial in 9/9 and docket sounding will be October 14th.

This trial is going to be very interesting as around 30% of the debt relates to work performed on personal property, so it could prove the corporate veil has been pierced.

This is the name of a Cape Coral police department detective investigating BalckTip and Beattie Development.

This website will not let me plate the telephone number or email address, but let’s try it this way.

Detective Correa

Two Three Nine

Two Four Two

Three Seven One Four

jcorrea at capecoral dot gov

This is the name of a Cape Coral police department detective investigating BalckTip and Beattie Development.

This website will not let me plate the telephone number or email address, but let’s try it this way.

Detective Correa

Two Three Nine

Two Four Two

Three Seven One Four

jcorrea at capecoral dot gov

FYI, Cape Coral police today raided the offices of Beattie Development and arrested Paul Beattie.  Boxes of files were removed.  Charges have not been released online, but it was a forced entry.  I can't post a link, but check out Wink News or NBC2 website.

The interesting thing is early in the day I was talking to a CCPD officer about a thief from a soon-to-be ex-Blacktip Construction Group job site, and she was asking me for information on R2R, Beattie and BTC.  She was very aware of everything.  I say watch this space as the net must be closing soon.