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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
BUILDING DIVISION
100 Civic Center Drive 1 P.O. Box 1768 1 Newport Beach, CA 92658-8915
www.newportbeachca.gov 1 (949) 644-3200
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER
Dear Property Owner:
An application for a building permit has been submi ad in yo r name listing yourself as the builder of
the property improvements specified at 1(!�_ l Vl
We are providing you with an Owner- wilder Acknowledgment and Information Verification Form to
make you aware of your responsibilities and possible risk you may incur by having this permit issued in
your name as the Owner -Builder.
We will not issue a building permit until you have read, initialed your understanding of each
provision, signed, and returned this form to us at our official address indicated. An agent of the
owner cannot execute this notice unless you, the property owner, obtain the prior approval of the
permitting authority.
OWNER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION
DI ECTIONS: Read and initial each statement below to signify you understand or verify this information.
a- 1 understand a frequent practice of unlicensed persons is to have the property owner obtain an
Owner -Builder" building permit that erroneously implies that the property owner is providing his or her
own labor and material personally. I, as an Owner -Builder, may be held liable and subject to serious
financial risk for any injuries sustained by an unlicensed person and his or her employees while working
on my property. My homeowner's insurance may not provide coverage for those injuries. I am willfully
acting as an Owner -Builder and am aware of the limits of my insurance coverage for injuries to workers
Xy property.
2. 1 understand building permits are not required to be signed by property owners unless they are
;re risible for the construction and are not hiring a licensed Contractor to assume this responsibility.
3. 1 understand as an "Owner -Builder" I am the responsible party of record on the permit. I
understand that I may protect myself from potential financial risk by hiring a licensed Contractor and
haying the permit filed in his or her name instead of my own.
�,X�/l, 4. 1 understand Contractors are required by law to be licensed and bonded in California and to list
the'r license numbers on permits and contracts.
may. I understand if I employ or otherwise engage any persons, other than California licensed
Contractors, and the total value of my construction is at least five hundred dollars ($500), including labor
an materials, I may be considered an "employer" under state and federal law.
6. 1 understand if I am considered an "employer" under state and federal law, I must register with the
state and federal government, withhold payroll taxes, provide workers' compensation disability insurance,
and contribute to unemployment compensation for each "employee." I also understand my failure to abide
Xb these laws may subject me to serious financial risk.
7. 1 understand under California Contractors' State License Law, an Owner -Builder who builds
single-family residential structures cannot legally build them with the intent to offer them for sale, unless
all work is performed by licensed subcontractors and the number of structures does not exceed four
within any calendar year, or all of the work is performed under contract with a licensed general building
iknteld"liable
ractor.
8. 1 understand as an Owner -Builder if I sell the property for which this permit is issued, I may be for any financial or personal injuries sustained by any subsequent owner(s) that result from any
latent construction defects in the workmanship or materials.
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