Florida does not require a statewide handyman license — verification leans on entity registration, court records, OSHA citation history, and BBB complaints. Plus any local municipal licensing in your city. Groundcheck cross-checks all of these.
Florida does not license handymen at the state level. Counties may require an occupational license; trade-licensed work (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing) cannot be performed without the appropriate DBPR license.
What we check
What we check for Florida handymen.
Local license standing
Where local licensing exists, status from the city or county building department.
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. Performs minor repair, maintenance, and installation work across multiple trades, typically at sub-contractor-threshold project values-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 handymen in any Florida city.
Search a handyman or contractor entity anywhere in Florida; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: