I do not know the answer to your question with certainty. Generally, in GA, you can not use something like that as a defense, unless it was the proximate cause of actual damages that you suffered, as a result of their lack of license. You would not have a fraud claim, unless they represented that they were licensed, knew you would rely on that mis-representation, you in fact did rely on that representation, and suffered damages because of that misrepresentation. However, one could argue that you failed to exercise due diligence yourself.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2013 at 4:53 PM