Southern Oaks Homes Inc

What this record tells you

Southern Oaks Homes Inc holds Florida licence CBC060545, a CBC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2002, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 15% of the 1,879 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Tampa area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 24 years of continuous licensure.

Southern Oaks Homes Inc is one of 66 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Valrico, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. 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 Southern Oaks Homes Inc

• Re-check licence CBC060545 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 Southern Oaks Homes Inc or its qualifying agent, John Francis III Lapsley.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Tampa.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.