Know who's behind
the good work.
Credentials checked. Sources linked. Decisions explained. Explore the review behind a ProvenRoster membership before choosing a professional for your home.
Every published member needs a completed review and human approval. We do not conduct criminal-history background checks. Read the dated report for the exact scope; screening is not a guarantee of performance or safety.
Look beyond the listing
Business identity, licensing, public discipline, court outcomes, permit history and workplace safety.
Verify the essentials
Insurance and workers’ compensation, customer references, and a public sex-offender registry lookup of the consenting owner or qualifier.
Show our reasoning
A published scoring method, dated findings, source links, scope notes and a private correction process.
Make a human decision
A score alone cannot approve membership. Required checks and unresolved concerns receive a reviewer’s attention.
Every point has a reason.
Our 0–100 score describes the business evidence reviewed. It does not predict workmanship or measure a person's character. Criminal-history background checks are not performed. Public registry findings, reviews and reference opinions are not numeric score inputs.
Membership requires A or B plus all mandatory checks and human approval. C/D and incomplete reports remain private for review and correction.
The complete scoring rules
- Verified evidence or a completed risk-record search with no final adverse finding: 100% of the category's points. A search with no match is not proof that no record exists.
- A confirmed, relevant final adverse finding with documented resolution: 75%. An unresolved final adverse finding: 25%. The lowest applicable source factor determines the category factor; repeated records within the category do not stack deductions. Across categories, the same event is scored once in the highest-weight applicable category, with linked context entries elsewhere.
- Pending, unavailable, ambiguous or disputed evidence: no final score. Allegations, arrests without an established relevant disposition, pending lawsuits, review stars and protected personal characteristics do not deduct points.
- Not applicable requires a written scope-based reason. If an entire category is not applicable, its weight is removed: score = 100 × earned points ÷ applicable points. At least 50 of the original 100 points must remain assessable. Coverage is always shown.
- A = 90–100; B = 80–89; C = 65–79; D = below 65. Grades use the displayed whole-number score. These are ProvenRoster policy bands, not statistically validated predictions of quality or safety.
- Approval requires A or B, current credentials/insurance, references, completed public registry review, no unresolved required-gate concerns, consent, and an explicit human decision. A high score alone cannot approve membership.
Only identity-matched, relevant final business findings may affect points. A contractor pursuing a customer's unpaid bill is not automatically a negative finding. Routine corrected inspections, pending allegations and duplicate entries do not create additional deductions. A reviewer must identify the primary source when the same event appears in several categories.
These weights are an initial published policy, not an industry certification. Changes receive a new version; each report keeps the version used.
Our source checklist.
Each report shows a result or an explicit pending, unavailable or not-applicable status for every source. The checklist is a defined search scope, not a claim to have searched every public record. Reviewers record relevant city portals, date ranges and additional source links within each check.
Florida SunbizBusiness score evidence
Entity, DBA, officers and filing status; sole proprietors may need alternative evidence.
Visit sourceFlorida DBPR license & qualifierBusiness score evidence
License status, scope, expiry and connection to the applying business.
Visit sourceFDACS specialty credentialsBusiness score evidence
Pest control, pesticide and fertilizer credentials where applicable.
Visit sourceDBPR public discipline & unlicensed activityBusiness score evidence
Public complaint outcomes and final discipline; confidential complaints are not included.
Visit sourceLee local credentials & restrictionsBusiness score evidence
County and relevant city requirements for the advertised work.
Visit sourceCollier local credentials & restrictionsBusiness score evidence
County and relevant city requirements for the advertised work.
Visit sourceCharlotte local credentials & restrictionsBusiness score evidence
County and relevant city requirements for the advertised work.
Visit sourceLee permits & inspectionsBusiness score evidence
Relevant permits and inspection outcomes. City portals must be checked separately where applicable.
Visit sourceCollier permits & inspectionsBusiness score evidence
Relevant permits and inspection outcomes; identify cities, period and sample reviewed.
Visit sourceCharlotte permits & inspectionsBusiness score evidence
Relevant permits and inspection outcomes; identify cities, period and sample reviewed.
Visit sourceLee court & official recordsBusiness score evidence
Business-related final judgments and liens, including disposition, satisfaction and the business's role.
Visit sourceCollier court & official recordsBusiness score evidence
Business-related final judgments and liens; review portal access and reuse terms.
Visit sourceCharlotte court & official recordsBusiness score evidence
Business-related final judgments and liens; distinguish creditor from debtor.
Visit sourceOSHA inspections & citationsBusiness score evidence
Business-matched final safety findings and current disposition.
Visit sourceFlorida workers' compensation & exemptionsRequired review / context
Current coverage or applicable exemption; an owner's exemption does not cover the crew.
Visit sourceFlorida workers' compensation stop-work ordersBusiness score evidence
Order, affected employer, disposition and whether restrictions remain active.
Visit sourceSAM.gov exclusionsBusiness score evidence
Matched federal exclusions and their scope; not every exclusion restricts residential work.
Visit sourcePublic reviews, complaints & newsRequired review / context
Context only; record all sites actually reviewed. Ratings and unverified allegations do not deduct points.
Visit sourceNational public sex-offender registryPrivate registry review
Named consenting principal only; confirm identity with the originating jurisdiction. Human review, no numeric deduction.
Visit sourceGeneral liability insuranceRequired review / context
Current certificate and independent agent/insurer confirmation; not a public policy database.
Visit sourceCustomer references & project examplesRequired review / context
At least two recent comparable customer references, independently contacted with permission; private contact details excluded.
A clear route to correction.
Professionals can see their findings, question a match, provide evidence or dispute a score. An open dispute pauses publication. A reviewer records the investigation and response, corrects supported errors and recalculates the report before any new approval.
What screening can—and cannot—tell you
Records can be incomplete, delayed, unavailable or incorrectly matched. A search finding no record is not proof that no record exists. Public complaints, arrests and lawsuits are not proof of wrongdoing. Information may change after a review. Not every trade requires a license, and public permit history does not capture all work.
ProvenRoster does not conduct criminal-history background checks or obtain FDLE reports. The free public sex-offender registry lookup covers participating jurisdictions and only the specifically consenting owner or qualifying professional as of the stated date. It is not a comprehensive criminal-history check, continuous monitoring or a check of every employee or subcontractor. Registry findings and identity details are private; only the completion date and scope appear publicly.
Insurance and exemptions have limits and exclusions. An owner's workers’ compensation exemption does not cover all workers. Membership is not a warranty, insurance policy or guarantee of quality, safety, availability or future conduct. Review the individual report, verify current credentials and coverage, obtain references and agree to a written contract before hiring. Your acknowledgment does not waive legal rights.
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