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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A DBPR COMPLAINT?
License Discipline or Hearing
Data Gathering
Administrative Complaint Filed
Complaint Submitted
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Probable Cause Review
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Florida DBPR Contractor License Defense Attorney
Former DBPR Prosecutor. Defending Contractors Statewide.
Exclusively Focused on DBPR License Defense for Florida Contractors.
When your contractor license is at risk, early strategic action is critical to protecting your license and business.
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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A DBPR COMPLAINT IN FLORIDA?
Administrative Complaint and Formal Charges
Understanding the DBPR process is critical to protecting your contractor license. Each stage presents risks and opportunities to defend your case
Florida DBPR Contractor License Defense Attorney
Probable Cause Panel Review
Former Senior Prosecutor for the Florida DBPR Construction Unit for 7 years.
Extensive experience with Contractor License Investigations
Administrative Prosecution Background
Strategic insight into DBPR Enforcement Procedures
Former Senior Prosecutor for the Florida DBPR Construction Unit for 7 years.
Experience with Contractor Investigations
Administrative Prosecution Background
Strategic insight into Enforcement Procedures
Focused Representation For Florida Contractors
Regulatory Counsel for Construction Companies
Experience on Both Sides Of The DBPR Process
“ I KNOW HOW THESE CASES ARE EVALUATED — AND HOW TO DEFEND YOUR CONTRACTOR LICENSE.”
—Zeyna Kafrouni,Esq
Probable Cause Proceedings
DBPR Complaints & Investigations
“ I KNOW HOW THESE CASES ARE EVALUATED — AND HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LICENSE”
—Zeyna Kafrouni,Esq
Construction License Discipline Defense
Probable Cause & Proceedings
Construction Companies Outside Regulatory Counsel
Experience From Both Sides Of The DBPR Process
Focused Representation For the Florida Contractors
DBPR Complaints and Investigations
Understanding the Florida DBPR Contractor Complaint Process
The DBPR complaint process happens in stages:
Investigation. Review. Possible formal charges.
Understanding each phase is important, as early decisions can impact your contractor license.
Each stage of the DBPR process presents different risks—and different opportunities to protect your license.
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A complaint may be sybmitted by a homeowner, competitor, or other party.
At this stage, the DBPR determines whether the allegations are legally sufficient.
Important: Drawing on my prior experience within the Florida DBPR construction unit, early responses —or silence— can meaningfully shape how a case is initially assessed, how it develops, and the range of outcomes that may follow.
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Your case begins here.
DBPR gathers documents, statements, and evidence.
This is where the foundation of the case is built.What many contractors do not realize is that decisions made during the investigation stage often shape the ultimate outcome of the case.
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The assigned prosecutor and/or the Board reviews the evidence.
They determine whether the case will proceed to formal charges.
Critical turning point:
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If probable cause is found, formal administrative charges are filed, and the case transitions into a significantly more serious phase of proceedings.
You may be facing:
License suspension
Fines
Probation or restrictions
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You may respond through hearings or negotiated resolutions.
In my experience as a former Florida DBPR construction unit Prosecutor for 7 years: Defense requires understanding how DBPR cases are evaluated, built, and prosecuted.
Why Timing Matters
This process is not passive.
Early action can:
Limit escalation before formal charges are filed
Preserve critical defense options
Strengthen your position from the outset
Delays may significantly limit your options.
Facing a DBPR Complaint?
Early strategic action can expand the options available to protect your license—and your business.
The earlier you act, the more control you retain.
Construction License Defense
Working with a DBPR Investigation Pending?
What is Probable Cause?
What Happens First?
Working with a DBPR Investigation Pending?
Steps After Notice Received
What Happens First?
Former DBPR Construction Prosecutor Now Defending Contractors
Attorney Zeyna Kafrouni previously prosecuted thousands of contractor cases within the Florida DBPR construction unit.
She now brings that insider perspective to anticipate how cases are built—and to defend contractors with strategic precision at every stage of the process.
What is Probable Cause?
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DBPR CONTRACTOR DEFENSE RESOURCE CENTER
Common questions contractors have about the DBPR complaint process:
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A DBPR complaint may be initiated by a homeowner, competitor, or other reporting party. At this stage, the DBPR evaluates whether the allegations are legally sufficient to proceed.”
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During the investigation phase, DBPR gathers documents, statements, and evidence that form the evidentiary foundation of the case.
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Probable cause is a determination made by the assigned attorney and/or the Board probable cause panel that there is sufficient evidence to proceed with formal charges against a contractor.
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Depending on the circumstances, penalties may include fines, probation, suspension, or revocation of a contractor license.
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Timely and informed responses are important, as early actions may influence how the case develops and what options may be available.
Facing a DBPR complaint?
The earlier you act, the more options may be available to you.
Some contractors seek guidance before a complaint is ever filed.
Others want experienced legal support to navigate regulatory issues, disputes, and risks affecting their license.
We provide strategic counsel at every stage — not only after problems arise.
Steps After Notice Received