Fraud Prevention Resources
Homeowners - Avoiding Contractor Fraud
Unlicensed Contracting/Work without a Permit
Sarasota County
Phone: 941-861-5000
Email: ula@scgov.net
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
Phone (in Florida): 866‑532‑1440
(weekdays 8 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Fax: 850-921-2124
Email: ula@dbpr.state.fl.us
Mail: 1940 North Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399
Contractor Complaints*
Sarasota County
Phone: 941-861-5000
Fax: 941-861-3282
Email: licensing@scgov.net
State of Florida
Phone: 850-487-1395
Web: MyFloridaLicense.com
*Complaints against certified, registered and locally licensed contractors can be filed with Contractor Licensing as long as the violation has occurred in our jurisdiction. We can address building code violations but not contractual disputes, fee and price disputes or quality of workmanship issues.
Contractor Licensing
Sarasota County
Phone: 941-861-5214 (South) or 941-861-3532 (North)
Email: licensing@scgov.net
State of Florida
Phone: 850-487-1395
Web: MyFloridaLicense.com
HUD OIG Disaster Fraud Materials
Sarasota County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) require that all funds be free of fraud, waste and abuse.
Included below are materials presented on these subjects, to include other federal agencies on fraud awareness. Sarasota County encourages review of this material in order to raise and maintain awareness on these subjects and combating fraud, waste and abuse.
