Darlene Burt, Director of Compliance and Continuing Education, presented a Home Builders Licensure Board update to the Alabama Municipal Revenue Officers Association (AMROA) Winter Conference. This year’s conference theme was ‘Mindful Management: Fostering Well-Being and Innovation.’ The Conference was full of engaging speakers and updates from different agencies and boards across the state of Alabama.
Deputy Attorney General, general counsel for the Board, Seth Gowan, alongside Board Vice Chairman Don Spurlin, recently spoke with the Marshall County Home Builder’s Association with new updates from the most recent legislative session.
A Birmingham homebuilder who defrauded more than a dozen people out of more than $1.2 million combined has been sentenced to prison. US. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon sentenced 58-year-old Cecil Wayne Sanford to nearly five years in prison. He was also ordered to pay $1.27 million in restitution, according to a statement released Wednesday […]
Deputy Attorney General, general counsel for the Board, Seth Gowan appeared on The Front Porch on WAXC yesterday. Seth discussed the importance of hiring a licensed builder, specifically hiring a builder after severe weather. Unfortunately when disaster strikes, many scammers will move in quickly to take advantage of storm victims. Stay vigilant, don’t become a […]
Thanks to News Radio 105.5 WERC for having JR “Chip” Carden Jr., executive director of the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board, in the studio for the Viewpoint Alabama podcast. Chip explains how the licenses the Board issues protect homeowners and benefit the builder alike. To listen to the entire podcast episode, click here: https://shorturl.at/bV8HB #AskForTheCard
Homebuilders And Remodelers Must Have State License Home Builders Licensure Board cautions homeowners of the potential for scams, fraud and price gouging during post-storm damage cleanup, repair, and rebuilding. The Board warns Alabamians to be on the lookout for fraud as they hire contractors to repair storm damage and purchase needed items. The Home Builders […]
The Home Builders Licensure Board joined with officials from around the state as Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation declaring the month of May “Building Safety Month” in Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than a dozen victims whose homes he had promised to build, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. Cecil Wayne Sanford, 58, of Birmingham, pleaded guilty this week before Judge Annemarie Carney […]
Make plans to attend the Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association “Spring into Grantham” event this Saturday, April 15th! The Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association will host a 5k in conjunction with their Ideal Home Open House event! Come run the 5k (proceeds to benefit Elmore County Disaster Recovery Fund) and stay after to tour four […]
MONTGOMERY– The Home Builders Licensure Board encourages everyone to attend the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders 2022 Home Building and Remodeling Showcase on June 24-26 at The Finley Center at The Hoover Met Complex. Board staff will be there for the weekend event with our Disaster Response Trailer set up outside the entrance. Come […]