Preferred Air & Appliance LLC

What this record tells you

Preferred Air & Appliance LLC holds Florida licence CAC1816372, 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 2009, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 41% of the 223 active hvac & ac repair licences based in the Ocala & The Villages area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2012. That is 17 years of continuous licensure.

Preferred Air & Appliance LLC is one of 9 active hvac & ac repair licences registered to an address in Silver Springs, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

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 Preferred Air & Appliance LLC

• Re-check licence CAC1816372 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 Preferred Air & Appliance LLC or its qualifying agent, David Lee Collinge.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other hvac & ac repair contractors in Ocala & The Villages.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.