{"id":207,"date":"2013-07-29T17:38:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T22:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paris.triomediagroup.com\/aladdin\/?p=207"},"modified":"2013-07-30T20:18:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T01:18:20","slug":"is-your-new-contractor-licensed-really-by-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aladdininsulation.com\/staging\/2013\/07\/is-your-new-contractor-licensed-really-by-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your new contractor licensed? Really? By the state?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know the questions to ask, are you insured?, Are you licensed? The contractor usually shows a copy of his business tax license, and the most recent insurance certificate and their good to go. Hold on a minute. Where is the State of Georgia contractor license? That&#8217;s right, all contractors preforming work in the amount of $2,800 or more need a Georgia contractors license.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As of July, 2008 Georgia created a licensure program requiring contractors to pass a test, pass a back ground check and a financial responsibility \u00a0standard. \u00a0Homeowners can easily check the status of this licensure by going to the Secretary Of the State of Georgia&#8217;s website. Homowner&#8217;s now have a regulator helping keep home improvement contractors straight. Dont make a mistake choosing an unlicensed contractor to work on your home. Know your rights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/banners\/images\/brian_intbanner1_01.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"80\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/80;\" \/><\/p>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p>Pursuant to Georgia law, the following types of contractors must obtain a license from the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors by July 1, 2008:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residential-Basic Contractor (Contractor work relative to detached one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over three stories in height).<\/li>\n<li>Residential-Light Commercial Contractor (Contractor work or activity related to multifamily and multiuse light commercial buildings and structures).<\/li>\n<li>General Contractor-Limited Tier (Contractor work or activity that is limited to projects not over $500,000).<\/li>\n<li>General Contractor (Contractor work or activity that is unlimited in scope regarding any residential or commercial projects).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After July 2, 2007, all applicants for licensure must pass a two part examination: A practical section related to the license they are trying to obtain and a business and law section. To download an application and to see further instructions and information on the examination, please click<a href=\"http:\/\/candidate.psiexams.com\/index.jsp\">\u00a0Examination Information<\/a>\u00a0for details. Examinations are offered Mondays through Fridays in Atlanta, Macon, and Tifton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know the questions to ask, are you insured?, Are you licensed? The contractor usually shows a copy of his business tax license, and the most recent insurance certificate and their good to go. Hold on a minute. Where is the State of Georgia contractor license? 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