Are there any guides or pamphlets for consumers regarding hiring contractors and home improvement projects?
Please visit the Contractor State License Board for guides and pamphlets regarding numerous topics, including but not limited to: Ten Tips for Making Sure Your Contractor Measures Up What You should Know Before You Hire a Contractor, Information For New Homeowners, and Home Improvement Contracts, and Preventing Mechanics Liens. If a building permit is required for my project, is it required that a licensed contractor obtain the permit? A permit may be obtained by either a licensed contractor or the property owner, also known as an owner-builder permit. If the property owner is not performing any of their own work personally, the contractor typically obtains the permit. A frequent practice of unlicensed persons professing to be contractors is to have the property owner secure an owner–builder permit, erroneously implying that the property owner is providing his or her own labor and materials personally. If the property owner will be performing all or a portion of the work and wishes to
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