Pride Air Conditioning & Appliance Inc

What this record tells you

Pride Air Conditioning & Appliance Inc holds Florida licence CAC057227, a CAC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered air conditioning or mechanical contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1996, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 10% of the 1,128 active hvac & ac repair licences based in the Fort Lauderdale area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2018. That is 30 years of continuous licensure.

Pride Air Conditioning & Appliance Inc is one of 90 active hvac & ac repair licences registered to an address in Pompano Beach, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Howard Pearl additionally holds 1 other active Florida licence in our records, which can indicate a contractor qualified across more than one trade or entity.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2026. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Pride Air Conditioning & Appliance Inc

• Re-check licence CAC057227 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Pride Air Conditioning & Appliance Inc or its qualifying agent, Howard Pearl.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other hvac & ac repair contractors in Fort Lauderdale.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.