That means he is an unlicensed general contractor. He has not set up a bond or registered with the state licensing board. Complaints in your state would not be readily available.
There are several requirements needed to become a general contractor in the state of North Carolina. A few of the requirements are 3 references, a financial statement, and a completed application for the general contractor license.
Normally a general contractor just needs a state license. Depending on what he does he may need additional licenses.
A General Contractor's License: check with your state of residence.
If he can't he shouldn't be a general contractor
Contracting laws vary from each individual state. So it may be possible to do general contractor training online but it is dependent upon each states laws.
When the general contractor makes a threat to a homeowner, about selling all the homeowners personal property, that the contractors have in storage. And the contractor has not finished the repairs on the homeowner's house. Can the contractor sell their property?
Anyone who does work for a general contractor and is not a direct employee of that contractor is a sub-contractor. Regardless of who sets the price. The subcontractors work within the contract set between the general contractor and homeowner. Hence sub-contractor.
General Contractor Lic.
You will not lose your general contractor license or your real estate license if you have foreclosure on your credit report. A foreclosure or bad credit is not a disqualification for these types of licenses.
So they can work as a general contractor and not have to work for someone else.
An insured contractor is a contractor who carries a Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy.
The Dept. of Commerce issues contractor licenses in the State of Wisconsin. The State has a website which gives instructions for obtaining contractor licenses including an online application. They also provide a list of businesses that don't need contractor licenses. There is also a website in order to search existing contractor licenses. You can access both websites using the free website "Wisconsin Contractor Licenses Directory."