California oversees building contractors to ensure that the public can trust the professionals that they hire. The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) provides crucial oversight to keep those with bad business practices from endangering the public. The CSLB...
Renting your contractor license can lead to problems
If you have a California contractor’s license, you may have been offered good sums of money to rent it out. A company or contractor who does not hold one may offer to pay you to be a legal figurehead. If you say yes, they can bid for contracts under your number. Under...
Could an unhappy client threaten your contractor’s license?
As a general contractor, there are a number of mistakes you could make that might affect your professional licensing. If you get into trouble with the law and wind up convicted of serious offenses, that might mean you run into issues when you go to renew your license...
Mediating a complaint against your contractor’s license
If you receive a letter from the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) regarding a complaint against you, your first reaction might be panic. After all, a threat to your license is a threat to your livelihood. The good news is that over 14,000 complaints...
A complaint can jeopardize your contractor license
Working as a general contractor in California has its frustrations and challenges. You have to deal with state laws and local codes, and you must be vigilant to uphold high standards to avoid damaging the reputation of your business. You know that many of those...
