Canopy Specialist LLC

What this record tells you

Canopy Specialist LLC holds Florida licence CBC1251501, 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 2003, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 17% 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 23 years of continuous licensure.

Canopy Specialist LLC is one of 105 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Plant City, 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 Canopy Specialist LLC

• Re-check licence CBC1251501 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 Canopy Specialist LLC or its qualifying agent, Matthew Scott Cothren.
• 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.