NYC Home Improvement Question and Answer 2027 - 100%
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Question 1.
Home improvement
Correct Answer: The construction, repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration,
conversion, 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.
Question 2.
What is not 'home improvement'?
Correct Answer: Examples include: construction of a new home or building;
the sale of goods or materials where the seller neither arranges nor
participates in the installation or application; work performed on a residence
owned or controlled by the state or municipality; painting or decoration when
no other home improvement services are provided.
Question 3.
Contractor
Correct Answer: Anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts, controls, or
transacts a home improvement business, or solicits a home improvement
contract.
Question 4.
Home improvement contract
Correct Answer: An agreement between a contractor and an owner or tenant
for performance of a home improvement, including all labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
Question 5.
Who must have a DCWP license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a home improvement contract as a contractor.
Question 6.
Who does not require a DCWP license?
Correct Answer: An individual employee working for the contractor, a person
performing a home improvement job less than $200, plumbers and
,electricians acting within their licensed craft, architects and engineers acting
exclusively within their scope.
Question 7.
Local Law 31 of 2020
Correct Answer: Repealed the licensing requirement for Home Improvement
Salespersons, effective August 9, 2020.
Question 8.
DCWP
Correct Answer: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Question 9.
DOB
Correct Answer: Department of Buildings.
Question 10.
DOT
Correct Answer: Department of Transportation.
Question 11.
Consumer Protection Law
Correct Answer: A law that licensees must comply with, alongside all relevant
laws and rules.
• Installation examples of home improvement -✓✓Includes installation of
central heating/air conditioning, central vacuum cleaning systems, storm
windows, awnings, and communication systems.
Question 12.
Home Improvement Salespersons
Correct Answer: Individuals who solicit or negotiate contracts on behalf of
contractors, no longer licensed by DCWP as of August 9, 2020.
Question 13.
Home Improvement Contractor license
Correct Answer: A license that must be posted by contractors.
,Question 14.
Qualifying home improvement work
Correct Answer: Work that requires a contractor's license and passing an
examination by DCWP.
Question 15.
Examination purpose
Correct Answer: To test understanding of the law related to home
improvement.
Question 16.
Relevant laws and rules
Correct Answer: Laws and rules that licensees must know and comply with,
accessible at nyc.gov/BusinessToolbox.
Question 17.
General Industry and Business Knowledge
Correct Answer: One of the topics covered in the home improvement
examination.
Question 18.
Advertising and Selling Practices
Correct Answer: Another topic covered in the home improvement examination.
Question 19.
Contracts and Cancellations
Correct Answer: One of the subjects tested in the home improvement
examination.
Question 20.
The Basics of the City's Home Improvement Business Law
Correct Answer: The foundational knowledge required for the home
improvement examination.
Question 21.
Home improvement business
, Correct Answer: A business that engages in home improvement activities,
requiring a contractor's license.
Question 22.
Home improvement job under $200
Correct Answer: A job that does not require a DCWP license.
Question 23.
Architects and engineers
Correct Answer: Professionals who do not require a DCWP license when acting
within their scope.
Question 24.
Home improvement work
Correct Answer: Includes various activities related to improving residential
properties.
Question 25.
License Posting Requirement
Correct Answer: You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
• Notification of Business Changes -✓✓At least 10 days before a change to
your business trade name or address, you must notify DCWP.
Question 26.
Change of Ownership Notification
Correct Answer: You must notify DCWP in advance to get approval for a
change of ownership (management).
Question 27.
License Application Process
Correct Answer: You must submit an application to DCWP for a new or
renewed license.
Question 28.
Home Improvement Contractor License
Correct Answer: A separate Home Improvement Contractor license is required
for each place of business.
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Question 1.
Home improvement
Correct Answer: The construction, repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration,
conversion, 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.
Question 2.
What is not 'home improvement'?
Correct Answer: Examples include: construction of a new home or building;
the sale of goods or materials where the seller neither arranges nor
participates in the installation or application; work performed on a residence
owned or controlled by the state or municipality; painting or decoration when
no other home improvement services are provided.
Question 3.
Contractor
Correct Answer: Anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts, controls, or
transacts a home improvement business, or solicits a home improvement
contract.
Question 4.
Home improvement contract
Correct Answer: An agreement between a contractor and an owner or tenant
for performance of a home improvement, including all labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
Question 5.
Who must have a DCWP license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a home improvement contract as a contractor.
Question 6.
Who does not require a DCWP license?
Correct Answer: An individual employee working for the contractor, a person
performing a home improvement job less than $200, plumbers and
,electricians acting within their licensed craft, architects and engineers acting
exclusively within their scope.
Question 7.
Local Law 31 of 2020
Correct Answer: Repealed the licensing requirement for Home Improvement
Salespersons, effective August 9, 2020.
Question 8.
DCWP
Correct Answer: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Question 9.
DOB
Correct Answer: Department of Buildings.
Question 10.
DOT
Correct Answer: Department of Transportation.
Question 11.
Consumer Protection Law
Correct Answer: A law that licensees must comply with, alongside all relevant
laws and rules.
• Installation examples of home improvement -✓✓Includes installation of
central heating/air conditioning, central vacuum cleaning systems, storm
windows, awnings, and communication systems.
Question 12.
Home Improvement Salespersons
Correct Answer: Individuals who solicit or negotiate contracts on behalf of
contractors, no longer licensed by DCWP as of August 9, 2020.
Question 13.
Home Improvement Contractor license
Correct Answer: A license that must be posted by contractors.
,Question 14.
Qualifying home improvement work
Correct Answer: Work that requires a contractor's license and passing an
examination by DCWP.
Question 15.
Examination purpose
Correct Answer: To test understanding of the law related to home
improvement.
Question 16.
Relevant laws and rules
Correct Answer: Laws and rules that licensees must know and comply with,
accessible at nyc.gov/BusinessToolbox.
Question 17.
General Industry and Business Knowledge
Correct Answer: One of the topics covered in the home improvement
examination.
Question 18.
Advertising and Selling Practices
Correct Answer: Another topic covered in the home improvement examination.
Question 19.
Contracts and Cancellations
Correct Answer: One of the subjects tested in the home improvement
examination.
Question 20.
The Basics of the City's Home Improvement Business Law
Correct Answer: The foundational knowledge required for the home
improvement examination.
Question 21.
Home improvement business
, Correct Answer: A business that engages in home improvement activities,
requiring a contractor's license.
Question 22.
Home improvement job under $200
Correct Answer: A job that does not require a DCWP license.
Question 23.
Architects and engineers
Correct Answer: Professionals who do not require a DCWP license when acting
within their scope.
Question 24.
Home improvement work
Correct Answer: Includes various activities related to improving residential
properties.
Question 25.
License Posting Requirement
Correct Answer: You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
• Notification of Business Changes -✓✓At least 10 days before a change to
your business trade name or address, you must notify DCWP.
Question 26.
Change of Ownership Notification
Correct Answer: You must notify DCWP in advance to get approval for a
change of ownership (management).
Question 27.
License Application Process
Correct Answer: You must submit an application to DCWP for a new or
renewed license.
Question 28.
Home Improvement Contractor License
Correct Answer: A separate Home Improvement Contractor license is required
for each place of business.
