Groundcheck/Florida/General Contractor License
General Contractor verification · Florida

Check general contractor license in Florida.

Verify any general contractor in Florida for free. Groundcheck pulls Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (DBPR) license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.

Verify a Florida general contractor
FL General Contractor licensing requirements

Florida general contractor licensing.

State license required

Florida requires either a state-Certified (statewide) or county-Registered general/building contractor license through DBPR.

Licensing boardFlorida Construction Industry Licensing Board (DBPR)
License classCertified Building Contractor / Certified General Contractor
What we check

What we check for Florida general contractors.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the FL general contractor licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Florida
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, Mechanic's liens, Federal tax liens, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Entity standing (SOS), Building permits. Looked up live at the source: Officers, UCC filings, Workers' comp coverage. Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Oversees construction projects across multiple trades, manages subcontractors, pulls permits, and is the primary licensee on residential and commercial builds-specific.
BBB complaints
Better Business Bureau complaint history and accreditation status.
Phoenix detection
Dissolved entities reopening under a new name at the same address.
Coverage

Verify general contractors in any Florida city.

Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in Florida; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in:

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One search. Six record classes. A clear verdict in about 90 seconds.

Verify a Florida general contractor