| 1 | Representative Davis offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 317-319 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 9. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and subsection |
| 6 | (3) of section 468.8319, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 7 | 468.8319 Prohibitions; penalties.- |
| 8 | (1) A person may not: |
| 9 | (f) Perform or offer to perform any repairs to a home on |
| 10 | which the inspector or the inspector's company has prepared a |
| 11 | home inspection report. This paragraph does not apply to: |
| 12 | 1. a home warranty company that is affiliated with or |
| 13 | retains a home inspector to perform repairs pursuant to a claim |
| 14 | made under a home warranty contract. |
| 15 | 2. A certified contractor who is classified in s. |
| 16 | 489.105(3) as a Division I contractor. However, the department |
| 17 | may adopt rules requiring that, if such contractor performs the |
| 18 | home inspection and offers to perform the repairs, the contract |
| 19 | for repairs provided to the homeowner discloses that he or she |
| 20 | has the right to request competitive bids. |
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| 23 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 24 | Between lines 34 and 35, insert: |
| 25 | exemption for certain contractors from the prohibition |
| 26 | against performing repairs on a home that has a home |
| 27 | inspection report; deleting an |