‘Alexa, bundle my renewal’ won’t cut it either as some things still require individual paperwork, and if it sounds too good to be true ‘clarification’ is likely needed. Finally, a cross country contractor is getting started with the wrong ‘directions’… Q:  I am a General Contractor in California and I have a painter who is soliciting … Continue reading Waiver Experience, Fingerprinting and Subcontractor Licenses

If you are a contractor, I can help you and sometimes the answer is ‘fast’, other times they are just ‘hard’. Something different for a ‘change’, and a contractor looking for a special ‘agent’ wraps it up… Q:  I am interested in applying for a General Building (“B”) license, but I am unsure whether I will … Continue reading Registered Agent, LLC Conversion and Acceptable Experience

Cut to the chase, cut red tape, it’s what I do every day for contractors. Problems solved here are a lesson to all, but thirty years of experience has shown me another new problem is always just a week away. Key word for our first question is ‘responsible’, another contractor knows his stuff, but an … Continue reading Installing Tubs, Info Statements and Disassociation Notices

2 B or not 2 B is not the question, rather we shall “C-1”, but only if the fee has been paid in NV. We roll the dice with another contractor and it comes up 11, CA application question 11 that is and share the rules for a contractor making a Qualifier change…. Q:  We have … Continue reading Exam Waivers, NV “C-1” and Criminal History Disclosure

A ‘digital’ question gets us rolling! I will ‘blast’ through another while under pressure to clean up some confusion about power washing before wrapping up ‘history’ for our last contractor… Q:  I have a question regarding the fingerprinting process. If I am understanding correctly, because I am an out of state resident, I need to take … Continue reading Certified License History, Pressure Wash Licensing and Fingerprinting

The second question should probably be first, but the suspense is too great!  A complicated question from a lawyer that has its roots in a contractor’s ‘family tree’. Finally, a worried applicant may need a second, or third, or fourth ‘take’ to pass his contractor’s exam, and that’s okay! … Q:  Our license is currently Suspended … Continue reading Retaking Exams, Comp Suspension and License Transfer to an LLC

In our age of Roomba’s and robot chefs, some things are still not ‘automatic’ with a contractor’s licensing paperwork. When you add one and one you don’t always equal two in this interpretation of contractor regulation. Go figure, it’s kind of a ‘trade’ off… Q:  My husband and I started a company approximately two years … Continue reading Bond Indemnitors and General Solar Installation

Well, it could be 20 questions, but this contractor will require a ‘special’ answer many can learn from before they send that application in. Knowing how rule interpretation changes over time is the reason why Capitol Services is the expert in assisting contractors. Another type of change has one contractor looking to get off the … Continue reading Removing a Class, “D” Questions and Business Names

Back to the future as we remind an aspiring applicant to ‘just say no,’ until the license is in his pocket! Let me ‘translate’ this because it may be foreign to you, but it’s an English-only contractor’s exam, and another contractor makes an interesting point but his reasoning doesn’t hold ‘water’… Q:  I recently purchased a … Continue reading CSLB Exam Language Translators and Temporary Licenses

Let’s jet! An interesting question will require an additional expert in creating this ‘structure’ change. A sudden loss will prompt a need for change in license status. While it’s not good advice to argue with the law, sometimes it’s a ‘singular’ point to be made… Q:  If a company water jets a septic/sewage line, is a … Continue reading “D-64”, License Cancellation and Water Jets