May 2025 is Building Safety Month
Posted onOn May 8, Governor Ivey signed her proclamation designating May 2025 as Building Safety Month. Building Safety Month is an international campaign celebrated in May to raise awareness about building safety.
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Changes to Statutory Regulations become effective March 17, 2025
Posted onAdoption of Statewide Building Code The Board was granted the authority to adopt a statewide building code. The Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council (hereinafter “Council”) met for the first time on February 13, 2025. The council is tasked with recommending a building and energy code for adoption by the Home Builders Licensure Board by […]
Home Builders Licensure Board Increases Potential Recovery Fund Payments to Homeowners
Posted onRegulatory change increases eligible claim payments from $20,000 to $30,000 To protect consumers, the Home Builders Licensure Board made changes to its regulations involving the Homeowners Recovery Fund. The regulatory change increases the amount a homeowner may be eligible to receive from $20,000 to $30,000 toward satisfaction of a judgment against a licensed homebuilder. The […]
Carden and Gowan speak with Building Officials and Inspectors in Birmingham
Posted onExecutive Director Chip Carden and Deputy Attorney General Seth Gowan spoke with Building Officials and Inspectors at the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders Meet and Greet Luncheon. Thanks for all the great questions and the opportunity to work together to serve all Alabamians.
Seth Gowan Shares Updates with Marshall County Home Builder’s Association
Posted onDeputy 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.
Seth Gowan featured on The Front Porch WAXC
Posted onDeputy 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 […]
Building Official Update
Posted onThe Home Builders Licensure Board has transitioned from the traditional practice of physically printing and mailing paper licenses and certificates, to a digital approach in which licensees can access their license to print or download a virtual license card directly to a mobile device. This transformation will allow for greater collaboration with our licensees and […]
Birmingham Home Builder Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million-Dollar Fraud
Posted onBIRMINGHAM, 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 […]