Once upon a time, as a businessman, I needed some plumbing repaired.
I called my friend, who was a welder, pipefitter, mechanic, etc.
He repaired the pipe.  A year later, right after I sold the building, 
the repair failed.  The buyer brought in his licensed plumber, who
recognized the non-professional work, and reported it to the owner.
He contacted me and demanded I pay for the repairs by his plumber.
I talked to my lawyer about this (after all, it was his building,
now), and my lawyer explained that if we went to court, it would
go something like this:
- Each of os shows up in court with our plumbers.
- The judge asks for their licensing information.
- Oops - one of us doesn't have a license.
- Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of the bill plus court costs.

Moral of the story: Use licensed contractors, ESPECIALLY, if you
are in business.

Regards,

George



Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> 
> While I agree one should only use a licensed contractor for most work, I do
> not believe state law requires all work be done by licensed contractors.
> For your own safety that's what you should use though.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Cat5 Wiring
> 
> I would advise all that are considering this to know that
> Arizona Law requires licensed contractors (classification
> K-67 or L-67 for commercial, C-12 for residential) to do
> this kind of work.  To be a contractor, you have to fill
> out a ton of paperwork, have a business, be licensed,
> insured, and bonded.
> 
> See http://www.rc.state.az.us/l_gen.html and
> http://www.rc.state.az.us/l_class.html#L
> 
> Cover your ASSets.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> George
> 
> DARREN BROWN wrote:
> >
> > I would be happy to help.  I need time and place before I can commit to
> > anything.  Finals are next week and the wife is in the 15th week.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Darren Brown
> >
> > dbrown@adtron.com
> > fumandriver@msn.com
> >
> >
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: John Albee
> >      Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:45 PM
> >      To: PLUG
> >      Subject: Cat5 Wiring
> >
> >      I am looking for a company or a person to do some cat5 wiring for my
> >      clients
> >      as needed.  This could include anything from running a couple lines
> >      up to
> >      wiring a complete office and installing patch panels.
> >
> >      If you fit this, please give me a call today before 5PM or email me
> >      at the
> >      address below (off list) if after 5PM.
> >
> >      --
> >      John Albee
> >      Active Computing, Inc.
> >      602.448.4528
> >      john@aciaz.com
> >
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