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Are Florida painters required to have license?

I was told by an attorney this... A painter is not required to have a license in florid per Fla Statue: 489.119 Is this true? I know municipality wise you do. But not sure state wide and does this make any Florida painter not licensed to lose lien rights?

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Oct 21, 2019

There is no statewide license requirement for painters in Florida. Depending on the municipality where you are working, there may or may not be a local license requirement. The licensing requirement has no impact on your lien rights under these circumstances. The only time a license would be required to have a lien right, arguably, would be if a state license was required to do the work. If you don't have the license, then by statute the contract is unenforceable, and therefore you would have no lien rights.

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