Sunshine Verified does not rate or endorse contractors. Participation levels reflect how contractors choose to show their information. Property owners should always verify documents before hiring.

1. What is Sunshine Verified?

Sunshine Verified is a visibility and compliance clarity platform for construction professionals. We help contractors present their business and profile information in a structured, easy-to-understand way.

Takeaway: We help contractors get found and understood. We do not rate or endorse.

2. What do the listing levels mean?

Public Listing
Publicly visible listing with limited information. May include publicly available business information, voluntarily submitted profile information, or businesses that no longer participate in upgraded listing levels.

Active Listing
Active profile with business contact information, logo, and expanded visibility on the map.

Enhanced Listing
Includes Active Listing plus expanded profile features such as photos, social links, custom profile pages, QR codes, and additional visibility tools.

Industry Partner
Businesses that support contractors and property owners, such as suppliers, lenders, insurance providers, and other service professionals.

These levels reflect participation and profile visibility, not ratings or endorsements.

Takeaway: Sunshine Verified is designed to improve visibility and organization, not rank or score businesses.

3. What does Sunshine Verified mean?

Sunshine Verified helps organize publicly available business, licensing, and contractor-provided information into a clearer visibility and participation structure. Where public online access is available, Sunshine Verified may review contractor-provided information for organizational purposes. Sunshine Verified does not approve, certify, guarantee, or endorse businesses or members.

Takeaway: We bring visibility and clarity, not ratings or judgment.

4. What do you mean by “Licensed and Insured”?

Not all trades are required to carry a license or insurance to operate legally. A business may be legally registered and working without either.

Key distinctions:

Business registration - forming a business with the state. This is not a license.

Local business tax receipt - a local tax requirement for operating a business. This is not a license.

License - issued by a state or local authority after meeting specific requirements.

Workers’ Comp Exemption - a formal filing that allows certain individuals (such as business owners, independent contractors, or specific officers) to opt out of carrying workers’ compensation insurance for themselves. An exempt person is not considered an employee and cannot receive workers’ comp benefits. This exemption applies only to the individual named on the certificate. Rules and qualifications vary by state.

Workers’ Comp Insurance - helps cover medical care, lost wages, and recovery costs when someone is injured or becomes ill from their job. It provides benefits without needing to prove fault and helps reduce workplace‑related lawsuits. Requirements vary by state and type of work.

General Liability Insurance - helps protect a business when it is held responsible for accidents or damage involving other people or property. It can cover things like property damage, customer injuries, or certain advertising‑related claims. It does not cover professional mistakes, employee injuries, or intentional acts. Requirements vary by state and industry.

Takeaway: Legal does not always mean licensed or insured, and registration does not equal a license.

5. Does Sunshine Verified guarantee a contractor’s work?

No. Sunshine Verified does not guarantee workmanship, project outcomes, or performance. Property owners are responsible for reviewing documentation and making hiring decisions.

Takeaway: Always perform your own due diligence.

6. How do contractors get listed?

Contractors can join and create a business profile to be included on the map. Higher listing levels may include expanded visibility tools, document storage options, profile features, and renewal reminders.

Takeaway: Start with visibility. Build into structure.

7. Is this a lead generation service?

No. Sunshine Verified is not a pay per lead platform. It is a visibility and clarity layer that helps contractors be found and understood.

Takeaway: We support your marketing. We do not replace it.

8. Why would a contractor join?

To:

Show up in local searches

Present business information clearly

Provide visibility into documentation status

Build trust without relying only on reviews

Takeaway: Visibility first. Credibility grows from there.

9. Why should homeowners use Sunshine Verified?

To quickly find contractors and understand how they participate in the system. It provides a starting point for smarter hiring decisions.

Takeaway: Clarity before you hire.

10. Do you report contractors or property owners for not pulling permits?

No. Sunshine Verified does not handle permits, monitor permits, or report anyone for permit‑related decisions. Pulling permits is a responsibility that belongs to the property owner and the contractor they choose to work with. Our platform only organizes contractor‑provided information and does not track or enforce permitting activity.

Takeaway: Sunshine Verified does not monitor, track, or report permit activity. Permit decisions belong entirely to the property owner and the contractor they choose to work with.

11. Does Sunshine Verified perform criminal background checks?

No. Sunshine Verified does not perform criminal background checks on contractors, employees, or business owners. Sunshine Verified may provide access to publicly available business and licensing information and profile participation tools, but property owners should always perform their own due diligence before hiring any contractor or service provider.

Takeaway: Sunshine Verified helps organize visibility and public information, but hiring decisions and due diligence remain the responsibility of the property owner.