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Old 09-19-2017, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
You don't need much to start a handyman business. Hang out your shingle, a pickup would be preferable and some tools and perhaps a ladder. Florida does not require a license so thus no background check or completion of a training program.

That said, I'm sure there are some reliable and skilled workers available in The Villages. Due deligence is necessary!
Apparently Lake County requires a license.

Story in the **************: (the other on-line news source)

Villages handyman arrested in Silver Lake
"A Villages handyman was arrested Saturday afternoon in the Village of Silver Lake for contracting without a license.

Michael Paul Shoffstall, 63, who lives on Bay Meadows Lane in the Village of Country Club Hills, was arrested at Tarrson Boulevard and Shay Boulevard by Lady Lake police.

He also refused to sign a citation issued by a code enforcement officer.

He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $1,500 bond."