Using an Unlicensed
and/or Uninsured Firm or Individuals Hurts our Entire
Community
Are you concerned about strangers roaming through our neighborhoods?
You should
be...
...because many of
those dangers are caused by residents who create that
concern.
Residents causing the
danger?
Yes indeed...by employing UNLICENSED and UNINSURED building and handyman contractors and
landscaping maintenance firms to perform services at a lesser cost than
those who are responsible...and play it by the
book....
... having a current valid BUSINESS LICENSE
and ARE properly INSURED.
Are you one of those or knows someone
who PLACES OTHERS IN DANGER by trying to save a few
dollars?
Perhaps the most flagrant violators are
LANDSCAPING firms.
It is not surprising that a great deal
of these firms hire UNDOCUMENTED individuals.
That seems to be "how business is done"
here in Las Vegas, and an overwhelming percentage of those workers are perhaps
the hardest working people any of us could ever
imagine...
...but...
...all it takes is "one bad apple" to create havoc in a community, and
utilizing an UNLICENSED firm will INCREASE the probability that the "one bad
apple" can make YOU and/or YOUR NEIGHBORS....victims of
crime.
Landscaping firms have a daily
presence in Sun City Anthem, yet there is NO WAY to verify their LEGALITY unless
you ask them to do so.
Often those who "play by the rules" have their business licenses on their
trucks...
... but don't take
that for granted....it may have expired
!
A valuable source is the Clark County Government website.
This link will take you directly to a Business License Databank Search.
Verifying a firm's business license is
quite simple; by merely clicking on the above link, you can obtain these
searches:
Here's another valuable source....The Nevada Contractors Board for home improvement projects.
Its Mission Statement:
The Nevada State Contractors Board
is committed to promoting public confidence and trust in the competence and
integrity of licensees and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
public.
This organization is worth its weight in
gold.
What do they do and how do they do
it?
Other than providing basic information about
firms, they actively "police" firms and protect you, the
consumer.
Here is their policy regarding complaints and
investigations:
Upon receipt of a complaint or a
request for an investigation, the Board has the authority to investigate the
actions of persons who are licensed contractors and persons contracting without
a license.
If an investigation reveals a
violation of the law pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Board, NRS 624,
formal charges may be filed.
Investigations and disciplinary
proceedings must be conducted in compliance with the law. The Board must follow
legal standards and requirements applicable to investigations and disciplinary
proceedings and actions.
The Board has the authority to
investigate persons contracting without a license, and may issue a citation to
the unlicensed person requesting a court appearance and imposing a fine.
Prosecution of unlicensed
contracting cases is pursued through the court
system.
This is the Clark County CONTRACTORS website in which you can check to see if a firm
you are considering is properly licensed, but also provides you the telephone
number, registered address of the firm, and THE LIMIT OF LIABILITY INSURANCE
carried by the company.
It also separates
firms by industry.
Note: A number of landscaping firms are NOT
CONTRACTORS and only provide MAINTENANCE....
As a result, those
who ONLY provide MAINTENANCE will NOT be included on the Nevada
Contactors Board site, but you can verify a valid
business license by checking the Clark County Government website.
Have a complaint to file, or have some
other concern?
Our
suggestion...
CONTACT THE CITY OF
HENDERSON by calling:
(702) 257-1724
This link will give you all the information you want to know if
"something doesn't look right"...and you want it
verified.
Our concern is SAFETY....
REMEMBER.....those who employ firms without legal credentials or proper amounts of liability protection can HURT ALL OF US, not just the party who carelessly employs such a firm.
And NEVER OPEN YOU
DOOR TO A SOLICITOR OF ANY KIND....
..such activity is specifically BANNED
in our CCRs and have no authority to solicit anything from anyone in
person.
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Educating residents and making them aware of this problem and consequences is fabulous.
Great editorial !
You work so hard to help all of us and I'm grateful!!!
Thanks!!!