NYC Home Improvement EXAM | 100% Correct
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What is home improvement? - ✔✔The construction,repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration,
conversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement, or addition to any land or building
or any part of the land or building used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling place,
including basements, driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming
pools, and terraces.
What does home improvement include? - ✔✔-Central heating/air conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
What is NOT home improvement? - ✔✔-Construction of a new home or building
- 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"? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a
home improvement contract as a contractor or salesperson must have a DCA license.
Where must I post my HIC license? - ✔✔You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
Within how many days must you notify DCA of any change? - ✔✔Within 10 days.
How does a person Obtain a license or renew a license? - ✔✔You must submit an application to DCA for
a new or renewed license a separate home-improvement contractor license is required for each place of
business.
Must a contractor furnish a consumer with a written estimate? - ✔✔Yes if the consumer request one you
can charge a fee for the estimate but you must disclose the fee to the consumer before you provide the
estimate and you must include an itemize the fee in the total estimated contract price
What are the penalties for false or fraudulent representation? - ✔✔A contractor or sales person who lies
is a subject to fines of up to 500 dollars for each separate misrepresentation in addition a contract
entered into after misrepresentation are made may be declared Noll and void and a contractor may be
ordered to pay restitution to the consumer
What are the penalties for operating a home improvement business without a license? - ✔✔Any person
who owns or operates at home improvement business without a license or after a license is suspended
or revoked is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted criminally and subject to up to six months
imprisonment or $1000 in fines
What is an additional penalty for opening at home improvement business without a license? - ✔✔A
person may be prosecuted civilly and face fines of up to $100 per day for engaging in on license activity
or aiding and abetting the operation of an license person or business.
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
What is home improvement? - ✔✔The construction,repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration,
conversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement, or addition to any land or building
or any part of the land or building used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling place,
including basements, driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming
pools, and terraces.
What does home improvement include? - ✔✔-Central heating/air conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
What is NOT home improvement? - ✔✔-Construction of a new home or building
- 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"? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a
home improvement contract as a contractor or salesperson must have a DCA license.
Where must I post my HIC license? - ✔✔You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
Within how many days must you notify DCA of any change? - ✔✔Within 10 days.
How does a person Obtain a license or renew a license? - ✔✔You must submit an application to DCA for
a new or renewed license a separate home-improvement contractor license is required for each place of
business.
Must a contractor furnish a consumer with a written estimate? - ✔✔Yes if the consumer request one you
can charge a fee for the estimate but you must disclose the fee to the consumer before you provide the
estimate and you must include an itemize the fee in the total estimated contract price
What are the penalties for false or fraudulent representation? - ✔✔A contractor or sales person who lies
is a subject to fines of up to 500 dollars for each separate misrepresentation in addition a contract
entered into after misrepresentation are made may be declared Noll and void and a contractor may be
ordered to pay restitution to the consumer
What are the penalties for operating a home improvement business without a license? - ✔✔Any person
who owns or operates at home improvement business without a license or after a license is suspended
or revoked is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted criminally and subject to up to six months
imprisonment or $1000 in fines
What is an additional penalty for opening at home improvement business without a license? - ✔✔A
person may be prosecuted civilly and face fines of up to $100 per day for engaging in on license activity
or aiding and abetting the operation of an license person or business.
