A blog post on the Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph site tells the tale of the "Homeowners," a (fictitious) couple who hired Bob the Handyman to renovate their fixer-upper. "Bob was upfront and fully appraised the Homeowners that he was able to charge such reduced rates because he was not a licensed contractor." Bob's work was great, but the Homeowners didn't pay him. Bob sued under "his iron-clad contract."

Bad news for Bob, since "the Homeowner's uncle is a lawyer, and he agreed to represent the newlyweds." The uncle pointed out that under Florida law, contracts with unlicensed contractors are unenforceable. Could this be true?

According to the blog post, yes. Even though the Homeowners knew Bob was unlicensed, and despite Bob's hopes, the Homeowners were "able to profit from the same wrongful conduct which they themselves willingly participated."