Lehto's Law: No Reciprocity Law - FL Sheriff Arrests TX Roofer Helping Hurricane Victims

[TheBlackAdder]

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Licensed Texas A+ Rated Better Business Bureau roofer faces 1-5 years in jail for assisting home repairs.

Fuck that shit. If I were volunteering, I would not want to go to Florida. Just watch this.

For a state governor that doesn't want excessive regulations, this is crazy.

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[stopdiggin]

1. one thing to volunteer your labor

and most likely even supply your own tools. Where you run into trouble (and I'm not pointing specifically at this case) is when you represent yourself as 'contractor/builder', or any suggestion of 'licensed', rather than just 'labor' (because you are not in this jurisdiction) - or accept any type of money or 'payment' (even if you claim your just covering materials) - because that represents a business arrangement and type of contract.

Rip offs, scams and cons (again not pointing to this person) are well known and notorious following natural disasters (as are volunteer efforts) - so LE, and citizens, have ample reason to be keeping an eye out.