Re: AZROC - Not My Favorite Agency

[ABLE1 <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/5/2015 6:07 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> Well, as you recall I posted about all the complicated license changes
> here in Arizona a while back.  Well, my licenses renew the end of the
> month and its time to deal with that headache.  I have a commercial and
> a residential license.  Well technically I have two combination
> residential AND commercial licenses now for the exact same thing.  First
> I have to send in a separate form to cancel one of my licenses.  I can't
> just send in both forms with cancel scrawled across one.  If I did that
> they would cancel my license in bad standing, and then cancel my other
> license because I have a canceled license.  I'm not kidding.  I was told
> that almost verbatim.
>
> You would think that would save me some money though.  On paper it looks
> like it would, but it doesn't really.  They increased the bond amount
> for residential, and because it's a combination license they combine the
> bond amounts for both commercial and residential.  It makes for a HUGE
> increase in bond amounts.  As a result my fee for bond insurance costs
> more now for one year for one license than it did for both license bonds
> previously for three years.
>
> Of course I still have to pay the mandated by law bribe to the AZROC's
> beer and bowling fund... er I mean contribution to the contractor
> recovery fund. In over 20 years I have never had a license complaint,
> and only two BBB complaints (both from people who in their own words (I
> read their complaints) just didn't want to pay what they owed), and
> still have to pay that F_____G bribe every time I renew my licenses.
> That's just not right.
>
> Sorry guys.  I just had to vent for a minute.
>
> You know my tax license that I never had to renew?  That one shining
> beacon in the darkness.  Starting this year I have to pay a fee to renew
> it every year.  It's the freaking license that allows me to collect
> sales taxes so I can pay them to the state or they will throw my ass in
> jail.  I have to pay for the priviledge of paying them.
>
> Arizona is starting to feel more and more like Kalfornicastan.

Real sorry to hear that Bob. I would make me nuts as well.
And I thought some of the local jurisdictions here had problems.
I assume that these people think they are doing the right thing and
deserve a paycheck for their stupidity.

Wish you all the best.  Hope your ROI gets better

Relieve your stress and have a good weekend.

Les