Is Renting your contractors license Illegal… Not if you are following the law! For years, I have been asked if it’s okay for someone to become a qualifier on a license for a company who couldn’t otherwise obtain a license on their own. I’ve always answered by quoting the Business and Professions Code that covers this issue. […]
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CSLB Newsletter Fall 2013
Below is an article from the latest CSLB newsletter. It’s too bad the CSLB is doing everything it can to keep people from obtaining their license. State’s Construction Industry, Contractors Coming Back to Life “It’s a whole lot more fun to come to work these days,” says John Mullin, president of Pacific M Painting in […]
Contractors License Application Waivers
The 4 Possible Contractors License Application Waivers Available in California I wanted to take a moment to discuss the different types of contractors license application waivers. I’m often asked, “Do I get a waiver of the exam since I’ve been working my trade for the last decade?” No. The waiver requirements are very specific. I’ve included the law text below, […]
Sex Offenders, Convicted Felons Snagged in Contractors State License Board Statewide Sting
Sex Offenders, Convicted Felons Snagged in Contractors State License Board Statewide Sting California Blitz highlights serious risks consumers take when hiring unlicensed contractors SACRAMENTO – Seventy-five people may face criminal charges after being caught in six simultaneous statewide undercover sting operations conducted this week by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB). Among those arrested during […]
CSLB Undercover Sting
CSLB Undercover Sting Leaves Unlicensed Painters Feeling Blue Could the CSLB be adding to the unlicensed activity taking place because of their new application processes? CSLB Undercover Sting in Santa Monica Leaves Unlicensed Painters Feeling Blue Multiple suspects hit with three different legal punches SACRAMENTO — An apartment complex about one mile from the famous […]
New “Handyman License” issued by the Contractors State License Board!
That is what I would like to see on the CSLB’s web page. New Handyman License Issued! Think about it, the current law permits “unlicensed contractors” the ability to perform jobs that are $500 or less for labor and materials. By law, they have to advertise as “unlicensed contractors.” But, by law, they don’t have […]
Is the CSLB creating a new Underground Economy?
With the recent changes to the Contractors State License Board’s (CSLB) application processes, they may be inadvertently creating a new underground economy. Earlier this year they began asking nearly all applicants, if not all, for the A-General Engineering, B-General Building, C-10 Electrician, and C-36 Plumber classifications for additional proof of their experience. They have been […]
A Moment to Discuss Owner Builder Contractor Experience
The issue with using owner builder contractor experience is that the CSLB never gives you the full amount of experience time that you are submitting. Why is that? Because they assume that you used subcontractors for some of the work performed on your property. Also, if it took you 6 months to do the framing that […]
The CSLB Strikes Again!
The CSLB Strikes Again with its over-stepping of power. Is it incompetence? Does the right hand not know what the left is doing? Is there information that you/me/us/the applicant aren’t being told? How is it that someone has to put down $300 onto a State agency roulette table and hope that their number DOESN’T come […]
Contractors License Schools
Many contractors license schools offer guarantees. Who should you believe? I found an interesting blog post today put out by one of my competitors. What’s interesting about it is that the whole post is basically and advertisement for their company wrapped in a neat little “information” wrapper. Now, I’m not saying that what was written […]
Contractor Advertising Rules
5/15/2013 I was recently asked if a corporate license using a DBA can advertise with just the DBA. My answer was yes. As long as the public can find your license information on the CSLB website by searching the DBA, you are in compliance with the rule. Remember, your license number must be included in […]
LA’s Contractor Crackdown
6/20/13 SACRAMENTO – Three more illegal contractors were caught in a Rolling Hills Estates undercover sting operation just one month after the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) arrested eight individuals who were contracting without required state licenses and other legal infractions in the same location. CSLB’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) conducted the one-day sting […]
Board meeting, Sacramento, CA.
9/16/13 I attended the CSLB Board meeting today and here are a few note worthy items. 1) The CSLB is working with the Highway Patrol to educate some officers on contractors license law. It’s currently a pilot program, but if you are pulled over and have a truck full of construction materials, the officer may […]
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