UPDATE January 28, 2019 The cslb is requiring that ALL self employed B-General Building applicants provide the project list forms AND PERMITS!!!! If you provide a project list form and there is NO PERMIT accompanying it, the cslb will NOT give you credit for that experience! Seems just about the time they are moving forward, […]
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Caution: Verify Your Contractor’s License! Isn’t everything on the internet true?? Of course not, so you need to beware of bad contractors licensing information on the www. I came across this webpage: https://generalcontractorlicenseguide.com/california-contractors-license/ and as I read through it, I kept finding bad, incorrect, erroneous information. I started to make a list but when I […]
Contractors Business Name Style Many people get caught in the contractors business name style law, or B&P Code 7059.1, and end up with a rejected contractor’s license application. Update: Dec. 6 2019 The CSLB told an applicant that he must use a DBA with four specific words in it. They told the applicant that he […]
General Building Experience Are you having trouble with your general building experience outline (or any trade outline)? Has the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) rejected your B general building application because your outline was not formatted properly? An improperly formatted general building experience outline is a very common issue, and probably the number one reason […]
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Workers Compensation laws changed earlier this year, thanks to AB 2883. And here’s how it’s affecting California contractors and applicants. This new law, as stated in-part below, requires that corporations carry workers comp if they have officers that own less than 15% ownership in the company. How does this affect contractors and license applicants? If […]
The Contractors License Guru is pleased to announce that our Law and Business Study Kit has just been updated. The update includes: New look and format All laws/regs updated Expanded from 4 chapters to 6 New chapter on private/public works contracts New chapter on Ops Management incl. estimating/bidding process Simplified language Includes federal forms i.e. […]
I was told recently that the Contractors State License Board (CSLB), Licensing Department, has reassigned several of their license application technicians to their call center. This is good news, bad news. Good news because their call center has lacked competent people for a very long time. You could call three times and get three different […]
The CSLB will be raising fees on July 1, 2017. Get ready to dig a little deeper into your wallet. It’s been a long time since the Contractors State License Board has raised their fees, but here they come. Click here to view the fee increase chart in a PDF. Application and Licensing Fees […]
