The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
Who can add the HAZ to their license and who can’t? A contractor helps us learn those limits as another discovers he may have more time than he thought to replace his Responsible Managing Employee. While you can’t use someone else’s contractors license, you can work with it and I’ll explain how… Q: My brother-in-law has…
With aggressive ‘stings’ the CSLB is taking a toll on unlicensed contractors in seeking to protect California consumers from shoddy work, lawsuits and outright fraud. Will experience in this ‘underground economy’ stand the light of day when applying for a license? We also learn how a ‘family’ waiver applies to a corporate license. Two contractors help…
While contractors can ‘keyword’ search my website for some of the answers they need, you may need more personal assistance. That’s why we’re here. As contractors have learned from reading our Q&A over the years, the complexity and interpretation of licensing law can be confusing even in the simplest of situations. For instance, can you hold…
What’s the Legislature cooking up to ‘serve’ contractors? Pending legislation and more on the ‘table’ at the latest CSLB Committee meetings held in Sacramento. A couple of “B” questions come first… Q: I had a couple of questions regarding the licenses and was hoping you could point me in the right direction. First, there is a…
‘Getting ahead’ in life is something you often hear. Like life, our work is also about movement. These contractors will all be ‘moved’ by the answers to their inquiries. One will progress from individual to corporate licensing while a second will find a ‘Stop’ sign in his effort to transfer across the border. Unfortunately, my answer…
Some contractors were ‘shocked’ by a recent answer on who can build solar energy systems. Board interpretation of the current rules have ‘electrified’ an entire class of contractors who feel they may be getting ‘shorted’ on some of this work. When are you ‘a consultant’ and when is a contractor’s license going to be necessary? Those…
Keep watching this ‘space’ as a contractor seeks help when his ‘world’ collides with the CSLB ‘universe’. How will the ‘planets align’ for a general contractor who wants to build ‘solar’ systems? Can I show another contactor how to ‘travel back in time’ to solve his problem in the ‘present’ day. These exciting stories of ‘time…
While there is no ‘national’ contractor’s license, you can ‘stretch’ your California one. Did you move offices or otherwise change your business address? If you did, don’t expect CSLB to track you down when it’s time to renew. If you’re a carpenter you know your woods, but every contractor no matter their trade should know this…
While contractors take care of business each day, important discussions about them and their work are taking place. For those who must be ‘on the job’ and are unable to attend these meetings of the California Contractor’s State License Board (CSLB) this will be a ‘good read’ as you learn of improved efforts to keep the…