NYC Home Improvement
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What parts of a home can a H.I. include?
Correct Answer: Any part of the home OR land (including basements,
driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks,
swimming pools, and terraces.)
Question 2.
What system installations are part of H.I.? (4)
Correct Answer: Central heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors,
windows, awnings, and Communication systems.
Question 3.
What is NOT considered H.I.?
Correct 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
Question 4.
When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment considered
H.I.?
Correct Answer: When there is painting work being done as part of other home
improvement work.
Question 5.
When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment NOT
considered H.I.?
Correct Answer: When it is a standalone job not part of of other home
improvement work.
Question 6.
Who is a "contractor"?
Correct Answer: Anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts, controls, or
transacts a home improvement business and undertakes or agrees to perform
any home improvement.
, Question 7.
What legal entity is a contractor required to be?
Correct Answer: A contractor may be an individual, a firm, a company, a
partnership, or a corporation.
Question 8.
What is a H.I. contract?
Correct Answer: An agreement between a contractor and a consumer or
tenant for performance of a home improvement
Question 9.
What must a H.I. contract detail?
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 10.
Who must have a DCA license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or salesperson must have a DCA license.
Question 11.
Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or negotiate contracts,
need to be licensed?
Correct Answer: No
Question 12.
What is the maximum amount an H.I. job can be to not require a licensed contractor?
Correct Answer: $200
Question 13.
Do plumbers and electricians who do not perform work outside their trade need a H.I.
license?
Correct Answer: No, they have their own trade licenses.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What parts of a home can a H.I. include?
Correct Answer: Any part of the home OR land (including basements,
driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks,
swimming pools, and terraces.)
Question 2.
What system installations are part of H.I.? (4)
Correct Answer: Central heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors,
windows, awnings, and Communication systems.
Question 3.
What is NOT considered H.I.?
Correct 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
Question 4.
When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment considered
H.I.?
Correct Answer: When there is painting work being done as part of other home
improvement work.
Question 5.
When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment NOT
considered H.I.?
Correct Answer: When it is a standalone job not part of of other home
improvement work.
Question 6.
Who is a "contractor"?
Correct Answer: Anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts, controls, or
transacts a home improvement business and undertakes or agrees to perform
any home improvement.
, Question 7.
What legal entity is a contractor required to be?
Correct Answer: A contractor may be an individual, a firm, a company, a
partnership, or a corporation.
Question 8.
What is a H.I. contract?
Correct Answer: An agreement between a contractor and a consumer or
tenant for performance of a home improvement
Question 9.
What must a H.I. contract detail?
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 10.
Who must have a DCA license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or salesperson must have a DCA license.
Question 11.
Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or negotiate contracts,
need to be licensed?
Correct Answer: No
Question 12.
What is the maximum amount an H.I. job can be to not require a licensed contractor?
Correct Answer: $200
Question 13.
Do plumbers and electricians who do not perform work outside their trade need a H.I.
license?
Correct Answer: No, they have their own trade licenses.
