The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
The Chinese word for crisis is Wei Ji.Wei meaning crisis while Ji means opportunity. The unfortunate fire disaster in Southern CA is, like many things, a double-edged event as recovery requires contractors of all kinds and trades in rebuilding. If you ever wanted to be a CA licensed contractor, or add to your scope, now is…
This one is for the folks devastated by the fires, and helps level the field for contractors who play it straight. Unfortunately, unscrupulous operators that pose as helpful contractors in the rebuilding going forward are actually unlicensed and criminal in their actions. Frankly, unlicensed contractors add insult to further injury in scamming homeowners who only want…
A shout-out from a distance on what’s what in CA contractor licensing gets us started. As I have shared in the footer to this page for many years, ‘knowledge is power’. So, not asking what you are unsure of would be the first mistake, second not learning from an expert! Especially one with license for all…
Listening is a valuable skill, and in the time I have assisted contractors with licensing law and other issues, I have learned a lot! When the CSLB wants to communicate on changes and new laws I listen and share what’s important for contractors to know… Let’s start with a significant change in ‘handyman’ law. The Board…
New year new learning curve for contractors! I spend hundred of hours keeping up with new license law, and new interpretation of current rules in the industry in those 365 days. That way contractors can focus on their jobs and I can help them, and build license law knowledge here… Q: I was referred to you…
Better to know beforehand than worry, so let’s shock a contractor with this answer. Another inquiry seeks to know who really ‘owns’ a contractor’s license when a Qualifier parts ways with the company. Finally, a NV and CA comparison for RME’s… Q: My brother-in-law is a “C-10” (Electrical) qualifier. He recently left the company he worked…
Our first contractor gets three strikes and is out, but I help him with a little ‘groundskeeping’ option. I am often consulted as unexpected change affects a licensee, and offer an expert answer and my condolences. This is an answer that may help others plan for change… Q: Can a “C-12” (Earthwork and Paving) contractor in…
As I note below, ‘knowledge is power’, but timing plays its part in reducing the ‘suspense’. Two other contractors need to know if they can get an expert answer, like ‘yesterday’. Please, if you don’t know, ask it may save you both time and money by knowing what’s what in licensing… Q: I am the license…
Don’t worry be happy! You can always rely on getting expert answers, and contractor assistance, from me. Whether answered here, by phone, email or in person at my Sacramento office, this space shares what we can all learn from with names changed to protect the innocent. While complex written rules and their interpretation are confusing, it’s…