COUNTY OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA Unlicensed Residential Builders Disclosure Stateme nt _______________ L eave above space Blank for Recording HOMEOWNERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT UNDER SC CODE, SECT 40-59-260(E): I am the property owner of the property described on the attached. This structure has been constructed or modified by the owners as an unlicensed builder(NOT. E: You must attach the legal Property Description and District-Map-Parcel No. information from Property Owners Deed to this document, and file this document & attachment with the County Regisert of Deeds. Filing fee is $15.) Street Address: ____________________________________ ___________________________________________ ******************************************************************** State law requires construction to be performed by licensed contractors. You have applied for a permit under an exemption to that law. The exemption allows you, as the owner of your property to act as your own contractor with certain restrictions even though you do not have a license. You may build or improve a one-family or two-family residence or a farm outbuilding. You may also build or improve a commercial buildingp,r ovided your cos tds o not exceed $5,000.0. 0 The building or residence must be for yourow n use or occupancy. It may not be builor substant tially improved for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building you have built or substantially improved within 2 years after the construction is complete, the law presumes that you built or substantially improved it for sale or lease, which is in violation of this exemption. You must provide direct, onsite supervision of the construction yoursel.f You may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor or to supervise people working on your bui It islding y. our responsibility to make sure that persons employed by you have licenses required by state law or municipal licensing ordinances or both. You may not delegate th ree sponsibility for supervising work to an unlicensed contractor or to a licensed contractor who is n loitcensed to perform such work being don. Ae ny person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be em bpyl oyeyoud. Your construction must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, building codes and zoning regulations. ******************************************************************** __________________________________ ________________________ Signature of owner Date __________________________________ Print owners name as appears on Deed The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by__________________________________________, who is personally known to me, or has produced ____________________________________ as identification. WITNESS my hand and official seal this__________day of ___________, A.D., 2____ _____________________________ Mymm Ciossion expires: ___________ Notary Public Signature