The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
If you’re a General Engineering contractor reading to the end of this column, that is likely opportunity you ‘hear’ knocking. A ‘flood’ of work in Arizona is motivating contractors to consider over the border licensing opportunity. We start with a question that has a ‘yes’ and a ‘no’ for one contractor with ‘reciprocity’ in mind… Q: …
While we are the experts on contractor’s licensing even I can’t explain some of the rules on the book. I ‘sign’ on this time with a ‘specialized’ question that has no answer! … Q: What makes plumbers, electrical sign contractors and well drillers so special that they require additional license displays (name, address, license, bigger lettering)…
While the drought in California has caused many problems, there is also a flipside of the coin and an opportunity for contractors that hasn’t ‘dried up.’ When does the need to be licensed kick in for a manufacturer about to sign a ‘contract’? But we begin with some great memories for a father and son… Q: …
First, an issue facing the roofing industry in California has a contractor ‘fired up’ then another needs help deciding what name to use for his new business… Q: I read your column in the weekly NCBE newsletter. I sent an email to all CSLB staffers and have gotten no response. Can you help with this matter?…
There was a time when LLC’s couldn’t be licensed in California. That changed in 2012, but many contracting rules and regulations put on paper for decades have stood the test of time unchanged. With a nod to the CSLB’s recent look at the roots of contracting law in California, we revisit some contractor Q&A from previous…
Water damage sucks, but is a contractor’s license required to just vacuum it up? Our friends ‘in high places’ will appreciate another question and the answer that is ‘on the house’ as we also clarify rules on Nevada licensing in this edition… Q: My client is a water damage restoration company. They only do extraction and…
LLC’s, SSN’s and INS, oh my! We put a ‘finger’ on some issues with Nevada licensing to get us started on our contractor Q&A. Another contractor needs to avoid digging himself into a hole he can’t get out of, while we have a ‘yes’ and a ‘no’ for two others… Q: You helped our company with…
Like everything else, illegal contractors have become ‘hi-tech’ in their pursuit of unlicensed work. Consumers looking for deals online may find sorting the ‘good’ guys from among the unlicensed criminals will take more than a quick ‘search.’ While consumers may get a low price, the people they bring into their homes may not be worth the…
While you can ‘rent’ almost any form of construction equipment, that convenience does not extend to contractor’s licenses. A new CSLB enforcement effort is underway in determining who is ‘buying’ into qualifying licenses. Who can and can’t bid on public works is now being sorted out with a new online effort… Q: I am an…