NYC HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉DCA ANSWER: - Department of Consumer Affairs
◉DOT ANSWER: - Department of Transportation
◉What is home improvement? ANSWER: - The construction,repair,
replacement, remodleing, alteration, comversion, 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? ANSWER: - -Central
heating/air conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
, ◉What is NOT home improvement? ANSWER: - -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"? ANSWER: - 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? ANSWER: - 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? ANSWER: - 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.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉DCA ANSWER: - Department of Consumer Affairs
◉DOT ANSWER: - Department of Transportation
◉What is home improvement? ANSWER: - The construction,repair,
replacement, remodleing, alteration, comversion, 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? ANSWER: - -Central
heating/air conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
, ◉What is NOT home improvement? ANSWER: - -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"? ANSWER: - 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? ANSWER: - 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? ANSWER: - 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.
