NYC Home Improvement Real Questions and Answers 100%
Correct (verified) 2027
Question 1.
What is "home improvement" (H.I.)? (C R R R R A A I)
Correct Answer: the construction, repair, remodeling, alteration,
rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, or addition to any land or building
used as a residence or dwelling place.
Question 2.
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 3.
What system installations are part of H.I.? (4)
Correct Answer: Central heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors,
windows, awnings, and Communication systems.
Question 4.
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 5.
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 6.
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 7.
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 8.
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 9.
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 10.
What must a H.I. contract detail?
Correct Answer: All labor, services, and materials to be furnished and
performed.
Question 11.
Who is a "salesperson"?
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 12.
Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or negotiate contracts,
need to be licensed?
Correct Answer: No
Question 13.
What is the maximum amount an H.I. job can be to not require a licensed contractor?
Correct Answer: $200
Correct (verified) 2027
Question 1.
What is "home improvement" (H.I.)? (C R R R R A A I)
Correct Answer: the construction, repair, remodeling, alteration,
rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, or addition to any land or building
used as a residence or dwelling place.
Question 2.
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 3.
What system installations are part of H.I.? (4)
Correct Answer: Central heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors,
windows, awnings, and Communication systems.
Question 4.
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 5.
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 6.
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 7.
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 8.
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 9.
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 10.
What must a H.I. contract detail?
Correct Answer: All labor, services, and materials to be furnished and
performed.
Question 11.
Who is a "salesperson"?
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 12.
Does an individual employee of a contractor, who does not solicit or negotiate contracts,
need to be licensed?
Correct Answer: No
Question 13.
What is the maximum amount an H.I. job can be to not require a licensed contractor?
Correct Answer: $200
