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MHIC NASCLA CONTRACTORS EXAM
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Yes - Answer✔Does home improvement include work done on an individual condominium unit?
Yes - Answer✔Does home improvement include work done on a swimming pool?
Yes - Answer✔Does a home improvement contract HAVE to be in writing in order to preserve
your lien rights?
Subcontractors - Answer✔Contractors who can only contract with a contractor or a
subcontractor are:
Cannot - Answer✔A county or municipality in Maryland _____________ require a contractor to
get authorization from an official in that city to be able to contract in that municipality.
Can - Answer✔A county or municipality in Maryland _______________ regulate the character,
performance and quality of home improvement.
7 - Answer✔How many members are there in the Maryland Home Improvement Commission?
3 - Answer✔Of the 7 members on the Commission, how many are experienced in home
improvement?
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4 Years - Answer✔What is the term of a member on the Commission?
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5 years - Answer✔How long must a person be a citizen and member of Maryland before they
can be appointed to the Commission?
True - Answer✔It is illegal for a member of the Commission to receive any compensation from a
person regulated by the Commission.
12 times a year - Answer✔How often does the Commission hold meetings at a minimum?
Executive Director - Answer✔The _______________ is a full time employee of the State.
the Director of the Commission - Answer✔People hired to investigate complaints about home
improvement projects work under:
1. injunctive relief against the conduct
2. an order for satisfactory completion
3. restitution - Answer✔If the Commission decides to sue a contractor because they believe
that the contractor has or will cause harm to another person, they can sue for:
yes - Answer✔Can the Commission request financial records at any time?
yes - Answer✔Must a contractor, sub-contractor, or salesperson who places their license on
inactive status pay a fee to renew an inactive license?
yes - Answer✔Can the Commission take disciplinary action against an inactive license?
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10 days - Answer✔How many days does a licensee have to notify the Commission of change in
control in ownership, management, address or trade name?
2 - Answer✔How many contractors may a salesperson represent?
both a and b - Answer✔The following are exempt from licensure requirements:
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1 employees for labor services
2 employees for clerical work
3 Salespersons
4 both a and b
$50,000 - Answer✔What is the minimum amount of liability insurance needed?
true - Answer✔An applicant for licensure must have 2 years trade experience or comparable
educational training.
$250 - Answer✔What is the cost of the initial application fee for a home improvement
contractors' license?
All of the above - Answer✔The Commission can ask an applicant for information about the
applicant's...
1 character
2 experience
3 financial stability
4 all of the above
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MHIC NASCLA CONTRACTORS EXAM
REVIEW Questions And Answers |Latest
2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Yes - Answer✔Does home improvement include work done on an individual condominium unit?
Yes - Answer✔Does home improvement include work done on a swimming pool?
Yes - Answer✔Does a home improvement contract HAVE to be in writing in order to preserve
your lien rights?
Subcontractors - Answer✔Contractors who can only contract with a contractor or a
subcontractor are:
Cannot - Answer✔A county or municipality in Maryland _____________ require a contractor to
get authorization from an official in that city to be able to contract in that municipality.
Can - Answer✔A county or municipality in Maryland _______________ regulate the character,
performance and quality of home improvement.
7 - Answer✔How many members are there in the Maryland Home Improvement Commission?
3 - Answer✔Of the 7 members on the Commission, how many are experienced in home
improvement?
1|Page
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4 Years - Answer✔What is the term of a member on the Commission?
Associated Answers
5 years - Answer✔How long must a person be a citizen and member of Maryland before they
can be appointed to the Commission?
True - Answer✔It is illegal for a member of the Commission to receive any compensation from a
person regulated by the Commission.
12 times a year - Answer✔How often does the Commission hold meetings at a minimum?
Executive Director - Answer✔The _______________ is a full time employee of the State.
the Director of the Commission - Answer✔People hired to investigate complaints about home
improvement projects work under:
1. injunctive relief against the conduct
2. an order for satisfactory completion
3. restitution - Answer✔If the Commission decides to sue a contractor because they believe
that the contractor has or will cause harm to another person, they can sue for:
yes - Answer✔Can the Commission request financial records at any time?
yes - Answer✔Must a contractor, sub-contractor, or salesperson who places their license on
inactive status pay a fee to renew an inactive license?
yes - Answer✔Can the Commission take disciplinary action against an inactive license?
2|Page
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10 days - Answer✔How many days does a licensee have to notify the Commission of change in
control in ownership, management, address or trade name?
2 - Answer✔How many contractors may a salesperson represent?
both a and b - Answer✔The following are exempt from licensure requirements:
Associated Answers
1 employees for labor services
2 employees for clerical work
3 Salespersons
4 both a and b
$50,000 - Answer✔What is the minimum amount of liability insurance needed?
true - Answer✔An applicant for licensure must have 2 years trade experience or comparable
educational training.
$250 - Answer✔What is the cost of the initial application fee for a home improvement
contractors' license?
All of the above - Answer✔The Commission can ask an applicant for information about the
applicant's...
1 character
2 experience
3 financial stability
4 all of the above
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