Nj Home Improvement Contractor
A home repair salesperson license is required if a salesperson secures a financed home repair contract from a new jersey homeowner on behalf of a licensed home repair contractor.
Nj home improvement contractor. What is a home improvement. Home improvement includes the construction installation replacement improvement or repair of driveways sidewalks. The contractors registration act the act establishes a mandatory registration program for contractors who are in the business of selling or making home improvements in new jersey.
Home improvement fraud is one of the most widespread types of consumer fraud in the state of new jersey. What is the contractors registration act. Mail a copy of your new certificate of commercial general liability insurance to the new jersey division of consumer affairs regulated business home improvement contractors po box 46016 newark new jersey 07101.
Failure to do so may result in action being taken against your registration. Office of consumer protection home improvement contractors 124 halsey street newark new jersey 07101 directions lobby hours monday thursday 9 00am 4 30pm. 56 8 136 et seq requires all full and part time contractors who engage in home improvements to annually register with the new jersey division of consumer affairs as a home improvement contractor hic.
Additionally the law provides certain remedies for consumers who are dissatisfied with a contractor and requires. What is a home improvement. Background the new jersey contractor registration act n j s a.
Home improvement contractor application for initial registration home improvement contractors reinstatement form last modified. Contractors who are in the business of selling or making home improvements in new jersey. Contractor home improvement department.
In response to growing consumer complaints about shoddy workmanship missed deadlines and home improvement contractors failures to complete work or to start projects at all the state of new jersey enacted the home improvement practices act. Of law public safetydivision of consumer affairshome improvement contractors registration 973 424 8150 äã.