MoldVerified Research Desk
Methodology + state-registry dataThe Research Desk is the in-house team that decides what counts as "verified" on MoldVerified and proves it page by page. We are not a contractor, a lead broker, or an advertiser. We do not take payment to rank a company higher, and no listing position on this site can be bought.
Our work starts with primary sources. Every license claim on a contractor profile is checked against the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) public licensee database at MyFloridaLicense.com, and we record the date we checked it. Certification claims are matched against the certifying body's own registry — IICRC for restoration credentials, ACAC for the CMRS and CRMI marks. Where a state statute governs the rules of the trade, we cite it by chapter and section so you can read it yourself; for Florida mold work that is Chapter 468, Part XVI of the Florida Statutes.
This certification hub is written by the Research Desk to explain what those licenses and certificates actually mean, where they come from, and how to confirm one before you let anyone into your home. We update pages when a registry changes or a statute is amended, and we date every revision. When we are uncertain, we say so rather than smoothing it over. If you find an error in a fact we have published, tell us — corrections to source-verified claims are the one thing we treat as urgent.
Straight answers
How does MoldVerified verify a contractor's license?
Every license claim on a contractor profile is checked against the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation public licensee database at MyFloridaLicense.com, and we record the date we checked it. The DBPR record — not the company's own marketing — is the source of truth, and the check date is published so you can judge how fresh it is.
Can a company pay for a better position on MoldVerified?
No. The Research Desk is not a contractor, a lead broker, or an advertiser. We take no payment to rank a company higher, and no listing position on this site can be bought. That rule is the reason the methodology is published at all — it is checkable.
How are certifications checked, as opposed to licenses?
Certification claims are matched against the certifying body's own registry rather than the contractor's website: IICRC for restoration credentials, and ACAC for the CMRS and CRMI marks. A license and a certification are different things, and we keep them separate on every profile.
Which law governs mold work in Florida?
Chapter 468, Part XVI of the Florida Statutes — the Mold-Related Services law. Where a statute governs the rules of the trade we cite it by chapter and section so you can read it yourself, and we date every revision when a registry changes or a statute is amended.
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