CONTRACTORS STATE LICENSE BOARD - Unlicensed Contractors

[mtnelect]

Sacramento, CA – The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) cited unlicensed individuals in
San Diego County who placed bids as high as $20,000 for residential contracting work. Consumers
should use this as a warning and not mistake a high price tag for quality work.

 

[retirede]

Eh?

 

[letgomywago]

Eh?

It's the southern Canada. The putine nachos are great

 

[mtnelect]

Would you pay the penalty or
"Community Service" - picking up trash on the freeways.

 

[mtnelect]

It's the southern Canada. The putine nachos are great

Poutine was served at the White House during the first state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

 

[mtnelect]

ISU - Posted under the wrong category ! Should have been under "General Electrical Forum".

 

[Ponchik]

IMO, cslb is a joke.

They do stings and still people do unlicensed work. So, the stings are BS.

Besides, their testing is so easy I don't see why the unlicensed people don't get their license.

 

[Jraef]

IMO, cslb is a joke.

They do stings and still people do unlicensed work. So, the stings are BS.

Besides, their testing is so easy I don't see why the unlicensed people don't get their license.

Because it requires them to carry liability insurance and that costs money, so they don’t do either. If something goes wrong, they rely on the legal precept of “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.”

The city I live in strongly enforces license and permitting requirements. “Handymen” cannot contract for more than $500, so when the city inspectors drive around and see work going on that appears to be worth more than that, they actually stop to see if it is permitted and that the contractor is licensed, both a legit contractor’s license as well as a city business license. I had solar put in last year, they got visited twice, once when installing the panels and again when doing the electrical outside (I got an extended warranty by having them do it all). The person that stopped to check on the panels was a plumbing inspector who happened to drive by, the person who stopped on the electrical was a roof inspector. You would think that they would have an easy way to check for permits before stopping, but nope. They interrupt work flow instead.

 

[mtnelect]

I think this helps to explain what is going on in our industry.