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MAYOR I!,liguel A. Pulido IVAYOR PRO TEM l,richele N,laninez COUNCILi,IEMBERS P. David Benavides Vicente Sarmiento Jose Solorio SalTinaiero Juan Villegas INTERIM CITY MANAGER Cynthia J. KurE CITY ATTORNEY Sonia R- Carvalho CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Maria D. Huizar CIry OF SANTA ANA NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER Dear Property Owner: An application for a building permit has been submitted in your name listing yourself as the builder of the property improvements specified at e U/^o We are providing you with an Owner-Builder Acknowledoment and lnformation Verification Form to make you aware of your responsibilities and possible risk you may incur by having this permit issued in your names 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 INFORMATON DIRECTIONS: Read and initial each statement below to signify you understand or veify lhis information. _1. I undersland a frequent practice of unlicensed persons is lo 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. l, as an Owner- Builder, may be held liable and subject to serious financial dsk for any injuries sustained by an unlicensed person and his or her employees while working on my property. NIy 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 on my property. l/Z//2. I understand building permits are not required to be signed by property owners unless they are responsible for the 'construction and are not hiring a licensed Contractor to assume this responsibility. 14.4 , 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 hinng a licensed Contractor and having the permit flled in his or her name instead of my own. )fu10 tunderstand Contractors are required by law to be licensed and bonded in Califomia and to list their license numbers on'fiermrts and contracts. E 4\t. , understand rf I employ or otherwise engage any persons, other than California licensed Contractors, and the total value of /my conslruction rs at Ieast live hundred dollars ($500), including labor and materials, I may be considered an 'employer" under state and federal law. l/b , undersland if I am consrdered an 'employer" under state and Federal law, I must register with the state and federal government, withhold payrolltaxes, provide workers' compensation disability insurance, and contribute to unemployment compensation of each 'employee. " I also understand my failure to abide by these laws may subject me to serious Iinancial risk. l7-4r. t 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 a// work is performed by licensed subcontractors and the number of structures does not exceed four within any calendar years, or all of the work is performed under contract with a licensed general building Contractor. N4 A. , understand as an Owner-Builder if I sell the property for which this permit is issued, I may be held liable for any financial or 'personal injuries sustained by any subsequent owner(s) that result from any latent construction defects in the workmanship or materials. SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL mo!hdo@sanla-ana oro M6ys Pro Teh. Ward 2 m man ne2osa.ra-ants oro Vrce.re 56rmrenro lsam'enlosa.la ana oro ,solono{Asanla-ana oro P Davd Benavdes dbsnaedesrosa.ta-ana oro rv e.as@sanE-a.a oro sl naeroasanta ana oro PTANNING & BUILDING AGENCY 20 Crvic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988. Santa Ana. Calrfornia 92702 www.santa-ana.oro, 0ba