Suffolk County Home Improvement
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563-1
Legislative Findings
563-1 Legislative Findings
The County Legislature finds and determines that the health,
safety and general welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will
be enhanced if provision is made for the licensing of persons
engaged in home improvement.
563-2 Business
Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling
for hire
563-2 Commissioner or Director
The Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Consumer
An individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease
consumer goods or services or credit, including a co-guarantor or
surety.
563-2 Consumer goods, services, credit and debts
Those which are primarily for personal, household or family
purposes.
563-2 Contract
An oral or written agreement contained in one or more documents
for the performance of work and includes all labor, goods and
services.
563-2 Deceptive Trade Practices
Any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral or written
statement, visual description, which has the capacity, tendency or
effect of deceiving or misleading consumers or the consuming
public and is made in connection with a contract, preparation of or
performance of a work estimate or invoice, in the extension of
consumer credit, or in the collection of consumer debts.
, 563-2 Department or Office
The Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Engages
The undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement
to perform a contract.
563-2 Licensee
A person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to
the provisions of the appropriate article of this chapter.
563-2 Person
Includes the definition contained in section 37 of the General
Construction Law of the State of New York, as well as an
individual, partnership or other entity.
563-2 Temporary License
A license issued to a person for a period of time to perform work
in accordance with the conditions as specified by the Director,
provided that the holder thereof pays the required license fee.
563-2 Unconscionable Trade Practice
Any act or practice which unfairly takes advantage of the lack of
knowledge, ability, experience, or capacity of the consumer or
which results in a gross disparity between the value received by a
consumer and the price paid by the consumer.
563-3
License Required
563-3 License Required
It is unlawful for any person, other than exempt employees, to
engage in any business in the County regulated by this chapter
without obtaining a license therefor from the Office in accordance
with and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
563-4
Exempt employees and operations
563-4 Exempt employees and operations
1. employees of any federal, state or local government.
2. employees of and on behalf of any gas or electric corporation,
waterworks corporation or telegraph and telephone corporation,
provided that they are working on behalf of the corporation.
License Questions and Answers
Latest Versions Top rated
563-1
Legislative Findings
563-1 Legislative Findings
The County Legislature finds and determines that the health,
safety and general welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will
be enhanced if provision is made for the licensing of persons
engaged in home improvement.
563-2 Business
Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling
for hire
563-2 Commissioner or Director
The Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Consumer
An individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease
consumer goods or services or credit, including a co-guarantor or
surety.
563-2 Consumer goods, services, credit and debts
Those which are primarily for personal, household or family
purposes.
563-2 Contract
An oral or written agreement contained in one or more documents
for the performance of work and includes all labor, goods and
services.
563-2 Deceptive Trade Practices
Any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral or written
statement, visual description, which has the capacity, tendency or
effect of deceiving or misleading consumers or the consuming
public and is made in connection with a contract, preparation of or
performance of a work estimate or invoice, in the extension of
consumer credit, or in the collection of consumer debts.
, 563-2 Department or Office
The Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Engages
The undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement
to perform a contract.
563-2 Licensee
A person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to
the provisions of the appropriate article of this chapter.
563-2 Person
Includes the definition contained in section 37 of the General
Construction Law of the State of New York, as well as an
individual, partnership or other entity.
563-2 Temporary License
A license issued to a person for a period of time to perform work
in accordance with the conditions as specified by the Director,
provided that the holder thereof pays the required license fee.
563-2 Unconscionable Trade Practice
Any act or practice which unfairly takes advantage of the lack of
knowledge, ability, experience, or capacity of the consumer or
which results in a gross disparity between the value received by a
consumer and the price paid by the consumer.
563-3
License Required
563-3 License Required
It is unlawful for any person, other than exempt employees, to
engage in any business in the County regulated by this chapter
without obtaining a license therefor from the Office in accordance
with and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
563-4
Exempt employees and operations
563-4 Exempt employees and operations
1. employees of any federal, state or local government.
2. employees of and on behalf of any gas or electric corporation,
waterworks corporation or telegraph and telephone corporation,
provided that they are working on behalf of the corporation.
