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A subcontractor or material supplier has _____ days to file a lien once a notice of completion has been
recorded. - ✔✔30
How must a client submit a claim for service or repair of a defect on fit and finish items after a remodel?
- ✔✔By certified mail
By overnight mail
By personal delivery
A contractor meets Mr. Jones at his home to discuss remodeling. The contractor and Mr. Jones sign a
contract that includes a three-day cancellation form. After the contractor leaves, Mr. Jones decides not
to have the work done. Instead of using the cancellation form, Mr. Jones sends the contractor a letter by
first-class mail stating that he is canceling the contract. Is Mr. Jones' cancellation effective? - ✔✔Yes. Mr.
Jones' letter does cancel the contract because it indicates his intention not to be bound by the contract.
If a contractor forgets to renew his or her license on time, the expired license may be renewed any time
within _____ after its expiration without reapplying for a license and fulfilling the exam or waiver
requirements again. - ✔✔Five years
You are the qualifier for an active contractor's license. How do you inactivate the license? - ✔✔Write to
the CSLB, requesting that the license be made inactive.
When a subcontractor does work on a public works contract, the public agency considers the
subcontractor to be: - ✔✔a subcontractor of the prime contractor
A contractor hires a subcontractor to demolish a concrete wall. Who is responsible for supplying safety
goggles? - ✔✔subcontractor
,Sometimes contracts prove to be too vague to interpret without disagreement between owner and
contractor. Which of the following steps would best prevent such problems? - ✔✔Review the plans and
specifications with the owner.
A contractor is looking for an insurance policy to cover a high degree of exposure to risk. Of the
following, which policy would be best for this purpose? - ✔✔umbrella
To whom do you report and pay sales tax? - ✔✔Board of Equalization
The federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is issued by the: - ✔✔Internal Revenue Service
When purchasing insurance, what is the best way to choose among different companies? - ✔✔cost and
coverage
As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all employees hired on or after November 7,
1986 must complete Form _____ to verify their employment eligibility status. - ✔✔I-9
If required safety devices are missing from tools, what should an employee do? - ✔✔Notify the
contractor, who is responsible for safety.
Of the following, which document is usually delivered first in a transaction involving a home
improvement contract? - ✔✔"Notice to Owner"
Who is ultimately responsible for seeing that safety equipment is actually put to use on the jobsite? -
✔✔contractor
A mechanics' lien is a written document that must be signed and verified by the claimant. The first and
third steps a contractor should take in filing a lien are listed below. Step 1: Obtain the exact legal
description of the property. Step 2: Step 3: Find out if the person requesting the work of improvement is
the owner. What is Step 2? - ✔✔Find out the name of the legal owner of the property as well as the
percent of ownership.
, A(n) _____ represents a company's financial position on a specified date. - ✔✔balance sheet
When you get an approved set of plans, what should you do first? - ✔✔Read any notes from the building
department.
When bidding on work, which of the following would you NOT include in the price of your bid? -
✔✔worker's compensation insurance premium
The purpose of a "Preliminary 20-day Notice" for private work is to: - ✔✔notify the property owner that
the subcontractor or firm who sent the notice will be making improvements on the property
When should you let your attorney see a construction contract? - ✔✔After the contract is prepared, but
before you sign it.
When is an employee allowed to view their own personnel file? - ✔✔whenever they wish to
Before beginning work, an employer or contractor must inquire whether asbestos is present in any
building constructed prior to: - ✔✔1978
Is it legal for a contractor to require employees to take lie detector tests? - ✔✔It is not legal for the
contractor to require lie detector tests, but it would be legal for a federal, state, or local public agency to
require lie detector tests of their employees.
When is the last day a customer can cancel a contract that was signed on Friday, December 21st? -
✔✔the following Wednesday
Which of the following provisions may not be included in a home improvement contract? - ✔✔Owner
must pay for materials before they are delivered.
When can a material supplier perfect a mechanics lien? - ✔✔After the goods have been installed in the
structure.
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
A subcontractor or material supplier has _____ days to file a lien once a notice of completion has been
recorded. - ✔✔30
How must a client submit a claim for service or repair of a defect on fit and finish items after a remodel?
- ✔✔By certified mail
By overnight mail
By personal delivery
A contractor meets Mr. Jones at his home to discuss remodeling. The contractor and Mr. Jones sign a
contract that includes a three-day cancellation form. After the contractor leaves, Mr. Jones decides not
to have the work done. Instead of using the cancellation form, Mr. Jones sends the contractor a letter by
first-class mail stating that he is canceling the contract. Is Mr. Jones' cancellation effective? - ✔✔Yes. Mr.
Jones' letter does cancel the contract because it indicates his intention not to be bound by the contract.
If a contractor forgets to renew his or her license on time, the expired license may be renewed any time
within _____ after its expiration without reapplying for a license and fulfilling the exam or waiver
requirements again. - ✔✔Five years
You are the qualifier for an active contractor's license. How do you inactivate the license? - ✔✔Write to
the CSLB, requesting that the license be made inactive.
When a subcontractor does work on a public works contract, the public agency considers the
subcontractor to be: - ✔✔a subcontractor of the prime contractor
A contractor hires a subcontractor to demolish a concrete wall. Who is responsible for supplying safety
goggles? - ✔✔subcontractor
,Sometimes contracts prove to be too vague to interpret without disagreement between owner and
contractor. Which of the following steps would best prevent such problems? - ✔✔Review the plans and
specifications with the owner.
A contractor is looking for an insurance policy to cover a high degree of exposure to risk. Of the
following, which policy would be best for this purpose? - ✔✔umbrella
To whom do you report and pay sales tax? - ✔✔Board of Equalization
The federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is issued by the: - ✔✔Internal Revenue Service
When purchasing insurance, what is the best way to choose among different companies? - ✔✔cost and
coverage
As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all employees hired on or after November 7,
1986 must complete Form _____ to verify their employment eligibility status. - ✔✔I-9
If required safety devices are missing from tools, what should an employee do? - ✔✔Notify the
contractor, who is responsible for safety.
Of the following, which document is usually delivered first in a transaction involving a home
improvement contract? - ✔✔"Notice to Owner"
Who is ultimately responsible for seeing that safety equipment is actually put to use on the jobsite? -
✔✔contractor
A mechanics' lien is a written document that must be signed and verified by the claimant. The first and
third steps a contractor should take in filing a lien are listed below. Step 1: Obtain the exact legal
description of the property. Step 2: Step 3: Find out if the person requesting the work of improvement is
the owner. What is Step 2? - ✔✔Find out the name of the legal owner of the property as well as the
percent of ownership.
, A(n) _____ represents a company's financial position on a specified date. - ✔✔balance sheet
When you get an approved set of plans, what should you do first? - ✔✔Read any notes from the building
department.
When bidding on work, which of the following would you NOT include in the price of your bid? -
✔✔worker's compensation insurance premium
The purpose of a "Preliminary 20-day Notice" for private work is to: - ✔✔notify the property owner that
the subcontractor or firm who sent the notice will be making improvements on the property
When should you let your attorney see a construction contract? - ✔✔After the contract is prepared, but
before you sign it.
When is an employee allowed to view their own personnel file? - ✔✔whenever they wish to
Before beginning work, an employer or contractor must inquire whether asbestos is present in any
building constructed prior to: - ✔✔1978
Is it legal for a contractor to require employees to take lie detector tests? - ✔✔It is not legal for the
contractor to require lie detector tests, but it would be legal for a federal, state, or local public agency to
require lie detector tests of their employees.
When is the last day a customer can cancel a contract that was signed on Friday, December 21st? -
✔✔the following Wednesday
Which of the following provisions may not be included in a home improvement contract? - ✔✔Owner
must pay for materials before they are delivered.
When can a material supplier perfect a mechanics lien? - ✔✔After the goods have been installed in the
structure.
