I've always done my own home repair and I do not have a contractor's license, nor do you need one. You may need to get the inspector to come view your work if you are building an addition with standing walls or a roof.
Depends on your local ordinances.
Everyon from home owners, business owners in home and garden improvements and contractors.
No, just the contractors you might hire need to have a license. However, make sure that you obtain permitting and inspections for any big changes you make in the home. You may want to sell the home sometime, and no one gets excited about poorly done improvements.
You are not required to have a general contractors lic in MD when working on commercial property. You do how ever need a lic to do any Plumbing, electrical, HVAC no matter the property type. For a home you are required to have a MHIC Lic to perform work unless it is your home. Then you can act as the General and sub out the work to contractors that have plumbing, Electrical, HVAC lic.If you do any home improvement work without a license in Maryland, and the customer refuses to pay you, you have no legal recourse.
Do you have a contractors license? No? Tough luck. No court will proceed with a law suit if you do not have a contractors license. Practicing home or house repairs without a license is an infraction of the law and can be punishable with fines and jail time. If the judge learns, after he asks the question - do you have a contractors license - that you don't - you are then responsible for all court costs and automatically loose the case.
I am looking for a home repair contractor to fix my sprinklers. Do they generally have a special license to do repairs?
Improvements consisted of additions and alterations to existing structures involving major interior and exterior changes.
You only need a Home Improvements License. They passed a law to require a license but have not set any details yet
not without a license
Yes. There are a lot of remodeling contractors that specialize in modifying houses for the elderly and handicapped. Check with your local organizations for handicapped to get referals. Also google remodeling contractors that specialize in "aging in place". It is a growing market and you'll find them.
Builders do not need a license to work in Pennsylvania, although there are professional requirements required by the Department of Transportation for professional contractors.
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Home Improvements was created in 2006.