Sources
Every section of a listing names its source, with the date we checked the state records and captured the website. These are the sources behind the factors, starting with Florida.
| Source | Publisher | We check | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Industry Licensing Board licensee file | Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) | daily | L1, L4, L11 |
| Construction Industry Licensing Board discipline records | Florida DBPR | daily (the file changes every few months) | L3 |
| Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund claims | Florida DBPR | public records request | L3 |
| Workers' compensation stop-work orders | Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation | weekly | L3 |
| Corporation records, annual reports and events | Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) | daily | L3, L4, L11 |
| Construction license applications | Florida DBPR | daily | L1 |
| Fictitious name (trade name) records | Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) | daily | L1 |
| Wayback Machine | Internet Archive | on each crawl | L4 |
| Building permits, City of Tampa | City of Tampa (Accela Citizen Access) | monthly | L12 |
| Building permits, Hillsborough County | Hillsborough County (Accela Citizen Access) | monthly | L12 |
| Building permits, Pinellas County | Pinellas County (Accela Citizen Access) | monthly | L12 |
| Building permits, Pasco County | Pasco County (Accela Citizen Access) | monthly | L12 |
| Company websites | Each business | on each crawl | L2, L5, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11 |
| Contractors State License Board license master file | California CSLB | not used yet | L1, L2 |
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