Are the building or home improvement contractors you hired licensed or registered with the state? Are they required to be? State requirements for contractors vary greatly. Most states require contractors to be licensed or registered at either the state or local level. Often, these states provide the public a way to find and verify this information on their website or by calling their office. Before hiring any contractor, take a few minutes to verify that they have the proper credentials to do the work.
Connecticut
Connecticut requires contractors to be certified and licensed. The Department of Consumer Protection License Services Division allows people to confirm licenses of any new home or home improvement contractor. They can be contacted by calling
(860) 713-6000.
Delaware
In Delaware, a contractor must have obtained a temporary license from the Division of Revenue to bid on a project that costs more than $50,000. If awarded the contract, they must obtain a valid Delaware business license. There is no way to check the status of a license online, but the Delaware Division of Revenue can be contacted by calling (302) 577-8778 or (302) 577-8200.
Maine
In Maine, general building contractors are not required to obtain a license unless they do electrical or plumbing contracting. These licenses can be verified online at Maine?s Licensee Search By CLICK HERE!. Companies selling home repair services must be registered with the state. To find out if the company has been registered, contact the Office of Licensing and Registration at (207) 624-8603.
Maryland
In Maryland, general construction contractors do not need a license unless they are working on home improvement projects. Licenses can be verified on the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Home Improvement by calling (410) 230-6270.
Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, anyone who supervises construction work or demolition needs a license. The state?s website allows people to search for Home Improvement Contractors and Construction Supervisors through the Executive Office of Public Safety website CLICK HERE!. You may also obtain this information by calling the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety at (617) 727-3200.
New Hampshire
The state of New Hampshire does not license construction contractors.
New Jersey
In New Jersey, contractors that build new homes, do home repairs, or do home improvements must be registered by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. To find out if a home improvement contractor is registered, a search can be done at New Jersey?s Consumer Affairs website CLICK HERE !. To find out if a new homebuilder contractor is registered, call (609) 984-7910. To find out if a home repair contractor is registered, call the Department of Banking and Insurance at (609) 292-5340.
New York
In New York, contractors are licensed at the local level. Contact the building department in your county or city to determine what is required and if the contractor has been licensed. CLICK HERE! For a licensed contractor near you.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania does not license or register general construction or home improvement contractors.
Rhode Island
Residential contractors must be licensed in Rhode Island. They do not have an online search engine, but licenses can be verified by calling the Rhode Island Contractors? Registration Board at (401) 222-1268.
Vermont
The state of Vermont does not license or register general construction or home improvement contractors.
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Area?s we service in the Hudson Valley:
Dutchess county areas we?service:
Amenia? Annandale? Arlington? Bangall
Barrytown? Beacon? Beekman? Billings
Castle Point? Chelsea? Clinton Corners? Dover Plains
East Fishkill? Fishkill? Glenham? Holmes
Hopewell Junction? Hughsonville? Hyde Park? LaGrange?
Milan? Millbrook? Millerton? North East
Pawling? Pine Plains? Pleasant Valley? Poughkeepsie
Poughquag? Red Hook? Rhinebeck? Rhinecliff
Salt Point? Staatsburg? Stanford? Stanfordville
Stormville? Tivoli? Union Vale? Verbank
Wappinger Falls? Wassaic? Wingdale
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Ulster?county areas we?service:
Accord? Bearsville? Big Indian? Bloomington
Boiceville? Chichester? Clintondale? Connelly
Cottekill? Cragsmoor? Denning? Ellenville
Esopus? Gardiner? Glasco? Glenford
Greenfield Park? High Falls? Highland? Highmount
Hurley? Kerhonkson? Kingston? Lake Hill
Lake Katrine? Lloyd? Marbletown? Marlboro
Milton? Modena? Mount Marion? Mount Tremper
Napanoch? New Paltz? Olive Bridge? Phoenicia
Pine Hill? Plattekill? Port Ewen? Rifton
Rochester? Rosendale? Ruby? Saugerties
Shandaken? Shokan? Spring Glen? Stone Ridge
Tillson? Ulster Park? Walker Valley? WallKill
Warwarsing? West Camp? West Hurley? West Park
West Shokan? Willow? Woodstock
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Orange county? NY areas we?service:
Arden? Bellvale? Blooming Grove? Bullville
Campbell Hall? Central Valley? Chester? Circleville
Cornwall? Cornwall-on-Hudson? Cuddebackville? Deerpark
Florida? Fort Montgomery? Godeffroy? Goshen
Greenwood Lake? Harriman? Highland Falls? Highland Mills
Howells? Huguenot? Johnson? Maybrook
Mid Hudson? Middle Hope? Middletown? Monroe
Montgomery? Mountainville? New Hampton? New Milford
New Windsor? Newburgh? Wallkill? Pine Bush
Pine Island? Rock Tavern? Salisbury Mills? Scotchtown
Slate Hill? Southfields? Sparrow Bush? Sterling Forest
Sugar Loaf? Thompson Ridge? Tuxedo Park? Unionville
Vails Gate? Walden? Wallkill Town? Warwick
Washingtonville? West Point? Westtown
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Putnam?county areas we?service:
Brewster Carmel Cold Spring Garrison
Kent Lake Peekskill Mahopac Mahopac Falls
Patterson Putnam Valley Southeast
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Westchester county areas we?service:
Amawalk? Ardsley? Ardsley On Hudson Armonk
Baldwin Place? Bedford? Briarcliff Manor Bronxville
Buchanan? Chappaqua? Cortlandt Manor Crestwood
Crompond? Cross River? Croton Falls Croton-on-Hudson
Crugers? Dobbs Ferry? East White Plains Eastchester
Elmsford? Goldens Bridge? Granite Springs Greenburgh
Harrison? Hartsdale? Hastings-on-Hudson Hawthorne
Heathcote? Irvington? Jefferson Valley Katonah
Larchmont? Lewisboro? Lincolndale Mamaroneck
Maryknoll? Millwood? Mohegan Lake Montrose
Mount Kisco? Mount Pleasant? Mount Vernon New Rochelle
North Salem? North White Plains? Ossining Peekskill
Pelham? Pleasantville? Pocantico Hills Port Chester
Pound Ridge? Purchase? Purdys Rye
Rye Brook? Scarborough? Scarsdale Shenorock
Shrub Oak? Sleepy Hollow? Somers South Salem
Tarrytown? Thornwood? Tuckahoe Valhalla
Verplanck? Vista? Waccabuc West Harrison
White Plains? Yonkers? Yorktown Yorktown Heights
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Rockland county areas we?service:
Bardonia Bear Mountain Blauvelt Chestnut Ridge
Clarkstown Congers Garnerville Haverstraw
Hillburn Monsey Nanuet New City
New Hampstead Nyack Orangeburg Palisades
Pearl River Piermont Pomona Ramapo
Sloatsburg Sparkill Spring Valley Stony Point
Suffern Tallman Tappan Thiells
Tomkins Cove Upper Nyack Valley Cottage Wesley Hills
West Haverstraw West Nyack
?Bakersville Bantam Barkhamsted Bethlehem Bridgewater
Canaan Colebrook Cornwall East Canaan East Morris
Falls Village Gaylordsville Goshen Harwinton
Kent Lakeville Litchfield Milton
Morris New Hartford New Milford Norfolk
North Woodbury Northfield
Northville Oakville Pequabuck Plymouth Roxbury
Sharon Terryville Thomaston Torrington
Warren Washington Watertown Winchester Winsted Woodbury
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Source: http://www.justexteriors.com/home_improvement_blog/2012/02/checking-a-contractors-registration-or-license-in-the-hudson-valley/
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