MI BUILDERS BUSINESS AND LAW 370
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ How much time do you have to renew your builders license after
missing the 60 day late grace period of your license expiring without
having to take another 60 hour course? Answer: Within 3 years of
the expiration of your builders license
◉ Who is eligible to file a complaint? Answer: Anyone
◉ Who issues a subpeona? Answer: Circuit Court
◉ Who applies for a salesman's license? Answer: The contractor that
they work for
◉ Are you required to have a builders license for commercial
construction? Answer: No
◉ How many days does the Board have to issue the Final Order once
they receive the findings of the Administrative Law Hearing
Examiner? Answer: 60 Days
,◉ If the respondent wants to appeal a Final Order, how many days
do they have to send that appeal into the Board? Answer: 30 Days
◉ If the respondent submits an appeal to the board for a Final Order,
how many days does the board have to make a decision regarding
that appeal? Answer: 30 Days
◉ In reference to the Lien Law, what is the first document to be filled
out in order to continue the lien process? Answer: Notice of
Commencement
◉ After a Notice of Commencement is filled out and a sub-contractor
has signed a sub-contractor agreement, what does the builder have
to attach to the Notice of Commencement? Answer: Notice of
Furnishing
◉ The Notice of Furnishing has to be provided to the Owner and the
GC within how many days of starting work if you are a sub-
contractor? Answer: 20 Days
◉ What is the proper way to send a Notice of Furnishing to an
Owner and GC if you are a sub-contractor? Answer: Proof of Service
of Notice of Furnishing
, ◉ When a builder begins to incrementally pay a sub-contractor, but
the job is not yet complete, the sub-contractor needs to sign what
showing that they have received some money but not all of their
money for that job? Answer: Partial Unconditional Waiver
◉ When a sub-contractor has completed all work for said job and
the time has come for a final payment from the contractor, the sub-
contractor needs to sign what indicating that they have received all
money for said job? Answer: Full Unconditional Waiver
◉ What is the document called that proves you are demanding
payment? Answer: Sworn Statement
◉ How many days do you get to file a lien on a property from your
last day of doing work on a job-site? Answer: 90 Days
◉ After you submit a lien statement to the county register of
records, how much time do you have to commence a lawsuit?
Answer: 1 Year
◉ What is the redemption period that a person has to reclaim their
property? Answer: 4 months
◉ Once you file a lien on a property, how many days do you have to
notify the owner of the property? Answer: 15 Days
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ How much time do you have to renew your builders license after
missing the 60 day late grace period of your license expiring without
having to take another 60 hour course? Answer: Within 3 years of
the expiration of your builders license
◉ Who is eligible to file a complaint? Answer: Anyone
◉ Who issues a subpeona? Answer: Circuit Court
◉ Who applies for a salesman's license? Answer: The contractor that
they work for
◉ Are you required to have a builders license for commercial
construction? Answer: No
◉ How many days does the Board have to issue the Final Order once
they receive the findings of the Administrative Law Hearing
Examiner? Answer: 60 Days
,◉ If the respondent wants to appeal a Final Order, how many days
do they have to send that appeal into the Board? Answer: 30 Days
◉ If the respondent submits an appeal to the board for a Final Order,
how many days does the board have to make a decision regarding
that appeal? Answer: 30 Days
◉ In reference to the Lien Law, what is the first document to be filled
out in order to continue the lien process? Answer: Notice of
Commencement
◉ After a Notice of Commencement is filled out and a sub-contractor
has signed a sub-contractor agreement, what does the builder have
to attach to the Notice of Commencement? Answer: Notice of
Furnishing
◉ The Notice of Furnishing has to be provided to the Owner and the
GC within how many days of starting work if you are a sub-
contractor? Answer: 20 Days
◉ What is the proper way to send a Notice of Furnishing to an
Owner and GC if you are a sub-contractor? Answer: Proof of Service
of Notice of Furnishing
, ◉ When a builder begins to incrementally pay a sub-contractor, but
the job is not yet complete, the sub-contractor needs to sign what
showing that they have received some money but not all of their
money for that job? Answer: Partial Unconditional Waiver
◉ When a sub-contractor has completed all work for said job and
the time has come for a final payment from the contractor, the sub-
contractor needs to sign what indicating that they have received all
money for said job? Answer: Full Unconditional Waiver
◉ What is the document called that proves you are demanding
payment? Answer: Sworn Statement
◉ How many days do you get to file a lien on a property from your
last day of doing work on a job-site? Answer: 90 Days
◉ After you submit a lien statement to the county register of
records, how much time do you have to commence a lawsuit?
Answer: 1 Year
◉ What is the redemption period that a person has to reclaim their
property? Answer: 4 months
◉ Once you file a lien on a property, how many days do you have to
notify the owner of the property? Answer: 15 Days
