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Old 04-19-2023, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 View Post
Do you carry a Fl license, insurance and workman's comp insurance
To clarify, Florida doesn't have a specific license catagory for a handyman, but there may be a requirement for a county or city business license. The Workers compensation insurance requirement would only apply if the OP has employees, but, if he works alone as the business owner, he doesn't need Workers comp. Individual liability insurance may or may not be a local county or city requirement, but I don't think he would need liability insurance as a Florida state requirement, since I don't think he needs a state license. My guess is that many handymen who work in The Villages do not have a business liability insurance policy. Also, since a Villages handyman needs to do work in 3 different counties and a few different cities, I can imagine that it would be difficult to comply with every local regulation.