NYC Home Improvement Contractor Exam Study
Guide Questions and Answers (2026) | Updated
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• What parts of a home can a H.I. include? -✓✓Any part of the home
OR land (including basements, driveways, fences, garages, landscaping,
patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.)
• What system installations are part of H.I.? (4) -✓✓Central heating/air
conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors, windows, awnings, and
Communication systems.
• What is NOT considered H.I.? -✓✓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
• When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment considered H.I.? -✓✓When there is painting work being done
as part of other home improvement work.
• When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment NOT considered H.I.? -✓✓When it is a standalone job not
part of of other home improvement work.
, • Who is a "contractor"? -✓✓Anyone who owns, operates, maintains,
conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement business and
undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement.
• What legal entity is a contractor required to be? -✓✓A contractor may
be an individual, a firm, a company, a partnership, or a corporation.
• What is a H.I. contract? -✓✓An agreement between a contractor and a
consumer or tenant for performance of a home improvement
• What must a H.I. contract detail? -✓✓All labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
• Who is a "salesperson"? -✓✓Someone who negotiates a H.I. contract
with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home improvement contract from
an owner or tenant.
• Who must have a DCA license? -✓✓Any person who solicits,
canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or
salesperson must have a DCA license.
• Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or
negotiate contracts, need to be licensed? -✓✓No
Guide Questions and Answers (2026) | Updated
Real Exam Questions | Accurate Solutions Guide
| A+
• What parts of a home can a H.I. include? -✓✓Any part of the home
OR land (including basements, driveways, fences, garages, landscaping,
patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.)
• What system installations are part of H.I.? (4) -✓✓Central heating/air
conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors, windows, awnings, and
Communication systems.
• What is NOT considered H.I.? -✓✓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
• When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment considered H.I.? -✓✓When there is painting work being done
as part of other home improvement work.
• When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment NOT considered H.I.? -✓✓When it is a standalone job not
part of of other home improvement work.
, • Who is a "contractor"? -✓✓Anyone who owns, operates, maintains,
conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement business and
undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement.
• What legal entity is a contractor required to be? -✓✓A contractor may
be an individual, a firm, a company, a partnership, or a corporation.
• What is a H.I. contract? -✓✓An agreement between a contractor and a
consumer or tenant for performance of a home improvement
• What must a H.I. contract detail? -✓✓All labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
• Who is a "salesperson"? -✓✓Someone who negotiates a H.I. contract
with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home improvement contract from
an owner or tenant.
• Who must have a DCA license? -✓✓Any person who solicits,
canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or
salesperson must have a DCA license.
• Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or
negotiate contracts, need to be licensed? -✓✓No
