Florida Mold Licensing Rules
Deep-verified against primary sources, 5 Aug 2026. General information, not legal advice.
| Licensing agency | Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) |
|---|---|
| Who is licensed | Individuals only — florida issues no company-level mold licences |
| When a licence is required | 10 square feet — definitional: work at or below 10 sq ft is not “mold remediation” as the statute defines it (§468.8411, Fla. Stat.) |
| Insurance requirement | $1,000,000 general liability and errors & omissions required for mold assessors (§468.8421, Fla. Stat.) |
| Licence term | 2 years (expires 31 July, even years) |
| Official licence lookup | https://www.myfloridalicense.com/portalsearches/VerifyLicensee |
The rule most consumers don't know
A licensed assessor may not remediate — and a remediator may not assess — the same structure within 12 months, in either direction, and the bar reaches the licensee's company: §468.8419(1)(d), (2)(d), Fla. Stat. Note the express carve-out in both paragraphs for a certified contractor classified as a Division I contractor under §489.105(3), which is broad enough that many general contractors fall outside the bar entirely.
In plain terms: the person who inspects your mold problem cannot be the person you pay to fix it. The assessor writes the protocol; an independent remediator executes it. This protects you from a contractor inventing work for themselves — and it is the law in every US jurisdiction that licenses mold work.
Worth knowing right now
Because Florida licenses individuals, a company cannot itself be “licensed.” The correct question is whether the people doing the work hold MRSA/MRSR licences. Unlicensed mold work escalates from misdemeanor to third-degree felony on repeat violations (§468.8419(3)).
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