Whether you offer residential or commercial property lawn care you must take care of a few basic requirements first including obtaining required business licenses and insurance to protect.
Florida lawn maintenance license.
Check with the town or county clerk.
Florida pari mutuel licenses are valid from july 1st and shall be valid for a period of three fiscal years.
Renewal of this fdacs limited certification every four years requires four ceus.
Floridian landscape design companies can mow trim plant and maintain lawns without using pesticides.
There are two types of contractor licenses in florida registered and certified.
Landscape contractors in florida don t need landscaping certification or a landscaping license unless they apply pesticides or fertilizers.
The license fee is 15 for a three year license.
Be licensed by the florida department of agriculture and consumer services fdacs carry the required insurance coverage 250 000 per person and 500 000 per occurrence for bodily injury and 250 000 per occurrence and 500 000 in the aggregate for property damage or a combined single limit coverage of 500 000 in the aggregate and.
The florida friendly landscaping online continuing education courses are self paced and can be completed on your mobile device or computer.
However if you use a trade name to do business such as grass roots landscaping or sharp grass blade lawn cutting service you will need to register a fictitious business name as well.
Individual occupational license applicants must submit fingerprint cards and pay the 37 25 fingerprint fee the first year.
You only need a business license to start a lawn care maintenance business.
The requirements for a license include a degree in landscape architecture from an accredited institution or six years of professional experience.
Two 482 core and two limited urban fertilizer lf category.
A local license may also be required.
Landscape architects who deal with land conservation and proper water use must obtain state licenses in order to do business in florida.
But you need to get a business license from the florida department of state division of corporations before you work on anyone s yard.
You will also need a federal and state ein if you hire employees.
Successful completion of a state examination.
In florida however lawn care operators fall under the landscape design umbrella.
Registration the applicant has taken and passed a local competency examination and can practice only within that locale.
Each one hour course provides one ceu for the category shown.
Additional licenses available under this group include the pest control operator s license with its multiple categories as well as a limited lawn and ornamental license among others.
And one year of practical experience.
