First City Homes Inc.

What this record tells you

First City Homes Inc. holds Florida licence RR282812376, a RR classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. An "R" prefix means the licence is registered, which limits work to the local jurisdictions that accepted it rather than the whole state.

This licence was first issued in 2025, which makes it one of the newer licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 88% of the 1,681 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Jacksonville area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2012. That is 1 year of continuous licensure.

First City Homes Inc. is one of 115 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in St Augustine, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Joseph Dewayne Smallwood 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 08/31/2027. 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 First City Homes Inc.

• Re-check licence RR282812376 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 First City Homes Inc. or its qualifying agent, Joseph Dewayne Smallwood.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Jacksonville.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.