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NY Home Improvement Contractor Exam
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"lifetime" guarantees or warranties - ANS-What type of guarantees or warranties can NOT be
made?

$200 - ANS-What is the maximum amount an H.I. job can be to not require a licensed
contractor?

10 business days - ANS-How many days does a contractor or salesperson have to honor valid
notice of cancellation?

10 days - ANS-Change of business address, ownership, management, or trade name must be
reported to DCA within how many days?

3 days - ANS-No work should be performed and no money should be paid until after the ____
day cancellation period?

A contractor may be an individual, a firm, a company, a partnership, or a corporation. -
ANS-What legal entity is a contractor required to be?

A contractor or salesperson who lies is subject to fines of up to $500 for each separate
misrepresentation. - ANS-What is the fine for false or fraudulent representation?

About three months before license expiration, DCA will mail a renewal package. It can be
renewed by mail, online, or in person at the DCA Licensing Center. - ANS-When and how does
a H.I. Contractor's license get renewed?

All labor, services, and materials to be furnished and performed. - ANS-What must a H.I.
contract detail?

An agreement between a contractor and a consumer or tenant for performance of a home
improvement - ANS-What is a H.I. contract?

Any part of the home OR land (including basements, driveways, fences, garages, landscaping,
patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.) - ANS-What parts of a home can a
H.I. include?

Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or
salesperson must have a DCA license. - ANS-Who must have a DCA license?

, Anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement
business and undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement. - ANS-Who is a
"contractor"?

At the time of signing and before any work is done. - ANS-When must the consumer receive a
completed, legible copy of the H.I. contract?

Central heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors, windows, awnings, and
Communication systems. - ANS-What system installations are part of H.I.? (4)

civil prosecution and $100 day fine. - ANS-What is the prosecution and fine penalties for
engaging in unlicensed activity or aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed person or
business?

Construction of a new home or building, Sale of goods or materials in connection with the
installation of or application of goods or materials, Work performed on a residence owned or
controlled by the state or municipality - ANS-What is NOT considered H.I.?

contractor's name, office address, telephone number, and DCA license number and the
salesperson's name and DCA license number. - ANS-What information should be at the heading
of a H.I. contract?

DCA Home Improvement Contractor license number. - ANS-What must all advertising and sales
literature contain?

Every 2 years - ANS-How long can a contractor elect to secure a bond or participate in DCA's
Home Improvement Trust Fund?

Every home improvement contract must be in writing and signed by everyone involved. - ANS-In
what form must a home improvement contract be?

Guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted criminally and subject to up to six (6) months
imprisonment and/or $1,000 in fines. - ANS-What is the prosecution and fine penalties for
operating a home improvement business without a license or with a suspended or revoked
license?

If the owner does not pay the contractor they may have a claim against the owner, that the
contractor is legally required to deposit all payments received prior to completion or the
contractor must post a bond or contract of indemnity, and the cancellation notice wording. -
ANS-What 3 notices must the H.I include?

If they are physically performing H.I. functions outside the scope of an architect or engineer. -
ANS-When would an architect or engineer involved with an H.I. project need a contractor's
license?

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