What happens to Home Inspectors & Mold Assessors after July 1, 2011?

What happens to Home Inspectors & Mold Assessors after July 1, 2011?

It appears punishments by the DBPR will be much more severe for Mold Assessors than for Home Inspectors.  Since it will soon take 3 to 4 years to become a licensed Mold Assessor and only 3 to 4 weeks to become a licensed Home Inspector, the penalties seem appropriate. 

Break the rules for Home Inspectors after July 1, 2011, you can expect:

(2) Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0468/0468PartXVContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2010&Title=-%3E2010-%3EChapter%20468-%3EPart%20XV

Break the rules for Mold Assessors after July 1, 2011, you can expect:

Any person who violates any provision of this section commits:

(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for a first violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree for a second violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(c) A felony of the third degree for a third or subsequent violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0468/0468PartXVIContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2010&Title=-%3E2010-%3EChapter%20468-%3EPart%20XVI

Hopefully the threat of a misdemeanor and/or a felony charge will "clean up the business", something that has been needed for a long time.