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Hello, Does the statement below applies to all the states or only certain reciprocating states? I am electrical contractor for 10 plus years in WA state thinking to move to Sarasota Florida. Thank you in advance! In July 2020, Florida changed its contractor licensing statute with respect to license RECIPROCITY The new rules make it easier for out-of-state contractors — who have been licensed in other states for at least 10 years — to obtain a Florida contractor’s license without having to take a licensing exam. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 15, 2021
FloridaLicenses
Hello! If we are a Commercial General Contractor in Florida, where else can we use this license? What other states? Thanks!...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentOct 26, 2021
FloridaLicenses
We are an Excavation subcontractor in the State of Texas looking to get a license to do work in the State of Florida in the same capacity as a Texas Subcontractor. Most of the information I have been reading for the licensing tasks needed to complete in Florida refer to "Contractor" but this seems to take on the definition of a "General Contractor" like in the State of Texas. Does Florida have licensing that I need to follow to be licensed as a subcontractor in the state? I have heard from one source that the only way to be licensed as a subcontractor in Florida is to be registered by each county you will perform work in. Please clarify this and it's requirements.......Read More
Anonymous Contractor
2 answersAdd commentOct 26, 2021
FloridaLicenses
Hello, I am a licensed contractor, C-43 , I recently had a arbitration award go against me, I was suing for breach of contract for non payment, the arbitrator, awarded the claimant damages for hiring someone to finish the project. the claimant produced an estimate of cost, by an UNLICENSED company. My question, can I sue the company for disgorgement?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 20, 2021
CaliforniaLicenses
We are a carpet and flooring installation company for Lowe's stores. The point of sale is made at Lowes and they then contact us to schedule and perform the install. Is a contractor's license required in Alabama?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 25, 2021
AlabamaLicenses
If a company or individual does not have any type of contractors license in the State of Georgia can they file a mechanics lien or enforce a contract for payment? This question is for residential remolding in the amount of $90K in Georgia....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 14, 2021
GeorgiaConstruction ContractLawsuitLicensesMechanics Lien
Florida contractor wanting to live and work part time in Georgia. Buying a home in the near future....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 20, 2021
GeorgiaLicenses
In VA, if you have a Class A contractors license with let's say a H/H specialty - are you able to hire licensed subcontractors to perform project work that is not within your specialty, but are the specialty of the subcontractor? Thank you....Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 4, 2021
VirginiaLicenses
**PLEASE READ ME, I NEED YOUR ADVISE** So I was introduced to someone by a mutual friend that needed some metal to be welded together for gates around his house. Knowing the fact of the contractors license issue in California I gave a quote to that person for the gates all in separate jobs because the job wasn’t going to be consecutive days and be done. I had to work on one gate and wait for something to be done from someone else and then I would work on another gate. So I gave the guy the quotes for all the separate gates that totaled $2500. He agreed to it and agreed to it being all separate due to the fact also of what I explained above. So I started the first gate and finished that in 3 days and I had to install it but I was never in our agreement that I would have to take out some existing posts that was left by the last guy working there. To make it short this guy added a bunch more stuff to the original work I had quoted him that ended up adding more days and I had told him that if other stuff get added it would be $500 each job and they were all separate jobs not one job related to the other. He had me pour concrete, he had me put the wood on the gates which was not part of our deal. The other guy was supposed to come finish that. So all in all it ended up being about $4500. Now here is where it gets interesting, this guy would buy and fix and sell motorcycles and he had one that I was interested In. So I figured I can strike a deal with him to get that bike in Lew of some of the money he owes me. So about a week ago I talked to him and he said he would sell me the bike for $1500 and that was fine so I went to his house and the bike wouldn’t start there was a fuel pump issue which he temporarily fixed it and said come back tomorrow to put in a new one. So as I was about to leave he asked me aren’t you going to pay me? Mind you I’ve been working on his house for 2 months now and he has not paid me $1 for any of the work I had done and I had two more gates til I was done complete finished. So I didn’t pay him anything and by the time I had gotten home it was 4am and the whole next day he kept texting me about sending him money and that I’m stealing from him and it’s not right not paying him and I kept telling him you owe me X amount of money so far for what I’ve done which u haven’t paid at all. Well he wouldn’t stop and started being insulting towards me towards my family kept asking for the bike back which it became to mouth so I decided to take it back to him and it was around 2am, on the way there the fuel pump seized, so I tried to fix it on the side of the road and the cops saw me and decided to stop because I didn’t notice the bike didn’t have any plates. That was my mistake I should’ve checked. Well the cops in our city are real hard asses, Glendale Ca police department. So they end up running the vin and the bike ends up coming back with no registration since 2005!!!! 15 years no registration!!Whatt!!??? Needless to say they tow the bike and hit me with citations! The real kicker is that the scumbag new it didn’t have the registration and that the bike has a lien on it for the original person that sold him the bike and that guy is long gone nowhere to be found and there’s no way the bike can be registered because there is a lien on the bike! So basically he was trying to screw me over and now won’t pay me my money because his bike got towed! What can I do? I’m sorry for the length of this. But o felt like you needed to hear the whole story. Thank you!...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 17, 2021
CaliforniaConstruction ContractLawsuitLicensesMechanics LienPayment DisputesRight to Lien
Have a question about a Michigan Residential Maintenance and Alterations Marble and Tile exam. There seems to be no information regarding what is covered on this exam. I've called the State Licensing folks numerous times. As much as I hate to say it, their answers were almost embarrassing. It is interesting to me that the state would require a license, yet they have no interest in assisting a contractor that would like to do the 'right thing' and acquire the license. I have purchased the Michigan Residential Contractors Code Book as well. There are no regulations related to Tile Installation referenced in the Code Book. It seems to be a mystery as to what is covered on the Marble & Tile exam in Michigan, yet it is required by the State prior to installing tile as a contractor. I am searching anywhere I can think of to get answers as to how to pass this exam. Thought I would ask here as well. Does anyone on this panel have any ideas as to what the Tile installation guidelines may be? ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 14, 2021
MichiganLicenses
I sell LED Lighting to end users.. I use a licensed electrician for installs. The end user pays my electrican direcrly, but now I want to be able to mark up labor and collect the payment from my end user then pay my electrical contractor. I dont need a general contract license to do this do I?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 12, 2021
WisconsinLicenses
I would like to get my general contractor license but I have only have experience under a commercial builder license. Is there a way to qualify for the general license without a college degree? Thank you for taking your time to answer me. ...Read More
Zackery Smith
1 answerAdd commentOct 6, 2021
FloridaLicenses
Hello there we are trying to obtain a Gc license in Aurora for a residential remodel company. Aurora public works says that the residential building contractor lic requires the ICC and 3 job references. I am trying to determine what that consists of? Just three letters from people who have seen our work since we are house flippers and have done the work ourselves? ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentOct 5, 2021
ColoradoLicenses