Lake County Contractor Licenses
Select a license to view its requirements, definition, exams, books, and classes. If your license is not listed as lake County License, please select a Florida License. Lake County requires all applicants to take the Business & Law examination. Except for the following three licenses: Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Plumber/Pipefitter, and Journeyman Mechanical.
Lake has not made any decisions on how they will respond to House Bill 735 which will be into effect on July 2023. For any questions on how your County contractor license will be impacted by HB 735, contact the Lake Licensing Department by giving them a call at 352-343-9653 or sending an email to
Construction Licenses in lake County
Aluminum Structure
Installation of screened porches, screened enclosures, pool enclosures, pre-formed panel-post and beam roofs, mobile home panel roof-overs, residential glass, window door enclosures, vinyl panel window enclosures and single story self-contained aluminum utility storage structures not exceeding seven hundred twenty (720) square feet, wood work incidental to the aluminum and allied materials construction work, wood framing for walls of uninhabitable utility storage structures, raised wood decks for enclosures, and the replacement of wood incidental to the installation of glass windows and doors, siding, soffit, fascia, gutters, and preformed panel-post and beam roofs.
Carpentry
Construction of any type of windows and doors.
Concrete
Installation of concrete foundations designed to accept any structure when in the design of that structure, a footer is required, finishing of concrete driveways, sidewalks, patios and miscellaneous slabs.
Concrete and Masonry
Erection of brick and other clay products, rough cut and dress stone, artificial stone and precast blocks, glass brick or block, batch and mix aggregates, cement and water to agreed specifications, forms and framework for the casting and shaping of concrete, reinforcing steel and miscellaneous embedded steel, to place mesh reinforcement, plastic vapor barriers and edge forms, and finish concrete including flatwork.
Demolition
Demolition of all buildings or residences regardless of height or number of stories.
Garage Door Installer
Construction of residential or commercial type garage doors, including all hardware and operating devices; 120 volt electrical installation required for the door operating devices.
Hurricane Protection Installation
Erection of awnings or canopies of metal including other materials, incidental thereto, in or on buildings or other structures.
Irrigation Sprinkler
Installation of lawn sprinkling systems, and any appliances, apparatus, or equipment connected therewith.
Journeyman Electrician (Competency only-Unable to obtain permits)
Installation of electric conductors, raceways, and equipment for light, heat, and power.
Journeyman Mechanical (Competency only-Unable to obtain permits)
Construction of air conditioning, refrigeration, piping vessels, warm air heating, low pressure boilers, ventilation systems, duct systems, insulation, and related appurtenances within a complete system unlimited in horsepower or tonnage.
Journeyman Plumber (Competency only-Unable to obtain permits)
Installation of any plumbing system, including drains, waste, sanitary vents, water supply, fixtures, and indirect wastes, gas piping systems, including gas piping, appliances, vents, flues, tanks, and other related appurtenances.
Marine
Construction of seawalls, bulkheads, docks, piers, wharfs, piles, boat lifts, davits, boathouses, and other marine structures.
Masonry
Construction of brick, stone, and masonry products, structural glass brick or block, insulated concrete units, and the placement of reinforcing steel.
Siding, Windows & Doors
Installation of doors, windows and siding and similar accessories.
Plastering and Stucco
Application of the mixtures of sand or other aggregate, plaster, gypsum, portland cement, quick lime and water, or any combination of these materials.
How to Apply for a Lake County Contractor's License
- Lake County Contractor License Applcation Form
If you have questions or concerns about the application form above, please contact the county directly.
Division of Professions
Construction Industry Licensing Board
1940 N. Monroe St. Northwood Center Tallahassee, FL 32399,
Phone number: (850) 487-1395. Electrical Board (850) 488-3109Application Checklist
- Have mailed to the Building Official a letter of reciprocity through which you took an Examination. The passing grade for Lake County is 75.0%, and you MUST have taken the Business and Law examination.
- Give original bond in the amount of five thousand ($5,000.00) conditioned on the contractor following and complying with all provisions of this chapter. Any such bond shall be made payable to the Florida Homeowners Construction Recovery Fund. Bond reciprocity shall be granted in accordance with F.S. § 483.131.
- An affidavit stating that the applicant will not undertake any work which is outside the scope of the local license for which he is applying and that he will comply with all county regulations applicable to his work.
- Certificate of insurance with the certificate holder reading Lake County Board of County Commissioners, for commercial general liability insurance for the safety and welfare of the public in the minimum amounts of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence.
- Certificate of insurance with the certificate holder reading Lake County Board of County Commissioners, for Florida Worker’s Compensation insurance, or a copy of an approved DWC-252 or DWC-253 Exempt form from the State Division of Worker’s Compensation Bureau.
- Copy of current local business tax receipt/occupational license.
- Copy of State of Florida Registration Card (if applicable). For details on State Certification contact:
Division of Professions
Construction Industry Licensing Board
1940 N. Monroe St. Northwood Center Tallahassee, FL 32399,
Phone number: (850) 487-1395. Electrical Board (850) 488-3109
Web site: www.myflorida.com - Evidence of registering with the Secretary of State (if using a fictitious name or if incorporated).
- Copy of driver’s license.
- Long Shoreman Insurance: required on all contractors that perform marine type work on the Chain of Lakes and all canals and waterways providing access to the Chain of Lakes.
- Check payable to the Board of County Commissioners, or cash, in the amount of $150.00 for two (2) years as required by Lake County, or pro-rated if less than six months before expiration date, if applicable, depending on cycle of when contractor is licensed.
Education and Experience Requirements
Application For Licensure Sponsorship to Lake County
Through the sponsorship application you are requesting the county to give you permission to take your exam.
- One (1) year of proven field experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this article, a minimum of two thousand (2,000) manhours shall be used in determining full-time equivalency; or
- Has at least four (4) years of active experience ol a workman who has learned his/her trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled workman who is able to command the rate of mechanic in his particular trade, and has at least one (1) year of active experience at the level of foreman who is in charge of a group of workmen and is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or equivalent; or
- Has a combination of not less than one (1) year of experience as a foreman and not less than three (3) years of credits for accredited college-level courses; or has a combination of not less than two (2) years' experience as a skilled workman, one (1) year of experience as a foreman, and not less than one (1) year of credits for accredited college-level courses. All junior college or community college-level courses shall be considered accredited college-level courses. For credits for any accredited college-level courses to satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall show that the courses were in a construction related field.
Each person desiring to be a locally licensed contractor within Lake County shall apply to the Building Official or designee for a local license on an official application form. In order for a person to receive a local license, he or she shall be at least eighteen (18) years old, of good moral character, and meet all other eligibility requirements.
Lake County Contact Information
Division of Professions
Construction Industry Licensing Board
1940 N. Monroe St. Northwood Center Tallahassee, FL 32399,
Phone number: (850) 487-1395. Electrical Board (850) 488-3109
