NYC Home Improvement EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
DOB - Answer-Department of Buildings
DCA - Answer-Department of Consumer Affairs
DOT - Answer-Department of Transportation
What is home improvement? - Answer-The construction,repair, replacement, remodleing,
alteration, comversion, rehabilitation, renovat...
- 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
- Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment, when not
related to home improvement work
Who is a "salesperson"? - Answer✔✔-A salesperson is someone who negotiates a home
improvement contract with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home improvement contract
from an owner or tenant.
Who is a contractor? - Answer✔✔-A contractor is anyone who owns, operates, maintains,
conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement business and undertakes or agrees to
perform any home improvement, whether or not the contractor is a prime contractor or
subcontractor with respect to the owner.
What is a home improvement contract? - Answer✔✔-A "home improvement contract" is an
agreement, whether or not in writing, between a contractor and a consumer or tenant for
performance of a home improvement and includes all labor, services, and materials to be
furnished and performed.
Who must have a DCA license? - Answer✔✔-Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs,
or obtains a home improvement contract as a contractor or salesperson must have a DCA
license.
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