Fresh off the Press:
Oregon CCB investigators reported 41 alleged violations
Last week, field investigators from the Construction Contractors Board (CCB) conducted a sweep of southern Oregon coast in Curry, Coos and Douglas counties. The sweep began on October 15 and ended on October 19. Field investigators found violations ranging from working without a license to failure to follow lead-based paint license guidelines. Violations were also discovered in transit to and from the counties targeted in the sweep. Altogether, 142 job sites were checked and 41 violations were recorded.
8 Exempt with employees:
- 1 – North Bend
- 1 – Port Orford
- 2 – Bandon
- 1 – Coos Bay
- 1 – Coquille
- 1 – Portland
- 1 – Eugene
16 Working without a license:
- 1 – Langlois
- 1 – Coos Bay
- 2 – Gold Beach
- 4 – Brookings
- 1 – Bandon
- 1 – North Bend
- 1 – Myrtle Point
- 4 – Port Orford
- 1 – Eugene
8 Lead-based paint violations:
- 1 – Coos Bay
- 1 – North Bend
- 1 – Bandon
- 2 – Brookings
- 1 – Coquille
- 2 – Eugene
2 Non-exempt contractors working without workers compensation insurance:
- 1 – Brookings
- 1 – North Bend
7 Other violations:
- 1 – Brookings
- 1 – Bandon
- 1 – Coquille
- 2 – North Bend
- 1 – Myrtle Point
- 1 – Eugene
The majority of violations were found at residential job sites. Oregon law requires nearly everyone who remodels, repairs or builds a home to be licensed by the Construction Contractors Board. Homeowners who wish to hire a contractor can verify their contractor’s license on the CCB website at http://search.ccb.state.or.us/search/.
Anyone with questions can call the Construction Contractors Board at 503-378-4621.
Source: Oregon Construction Contractors Board 10-25-18