NYC Home Improvement
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is home improvement?
Correct Answer: The construction,repair, replacement, remodleing, alteration,
comversion, 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, including basements,
driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks,
swimming pools, and terraces.
Question 2.
What does home improvement include?
Correct Answer: -Central heating/air conditioning - Central vacuum cleaning
system -Storm windows -Awnings -Communication systems
Question 3.
What is NOT home improvement?
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 - Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment, when not related to home improvement work
Question 4.
Who is a "salesperson"?
Correct Answer: A salesperson is someone who negotiates a home
improvement contract with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home
improvement contract from an owner or tenant.
Question 5.
Who is a contractor?
Correct Answer: A contractor is anyone who owns, operates, maintains,
conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement business and
undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement, whether or not the
contractor is a prime contractor or subcontractor with respect to the owner.
, Question 6.
What is a home improvement contract?
Correct Answer: A "home improvement contract" is an agreement, whether or
not in writing, between a contractor and a consumer or tenant for
performance of a home improvement and includes all labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
Question 7.
Who must have a DCA license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a home improvement contract as a contractor or salesperson must
have a DCA license.
Question 8.
Where must I post my HIC license?
Correct Answer: You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
• Within how many days must you notify DCA of any change? -✓✓Within 10
days.
Question 9.
How does a person Obtain a license or renew a license?
Correct Answer: You must submit an application to DCA for a new or renewed
license a separate home-improvement contractor license is required for each
place of business.
Question 10.
Must a contractor furnish a consumer with a written estimate?
Correct Answer: Yes if the consumer request one you can charge a fee for the
estimate but you must disclose the fee to the consumer before you provide
the estimate and you must include an itemize the fee in the total estimated
contract price
Question 11.
What are the penalties for false or fraudulent representation?
Correct Answer: A contractor or sales person who lies is a subject to fines of
up to 500 dollars for each separate misrepresentation in addition a contract
entered into after misrepresentation are made may be declared Noll and void
and a contractor may be ordered to pay restitution to the consumer
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is home improvement?
Correct Answer: The construction,repair, replacement, remodleing, alteration,
comversion, 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, including basements,
driveways, fences, garages, landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks,
swimming pools, and terraces.
Question 2.
What does home improvement include?
Correct Answer: -Central heating/air conditioning - Central vacuum cleaning
system -Storm windows -Awnings -Communication systems
Question 3.
What is NOT home improvement?
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 - Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment, when not related to home improvement work
Question 4.
Who is a "salesperson"?
Correct Answer: A salesperson is someone who negotiates a home
improvement contract with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home
improvement contract from an owner or tenant.
Question 5.
Who is a contractor?
Correct Answer: A contractor is anyone who owns, operates, maintains,
conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement business and
undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement, whether or not the
contractor is a prime contractor or subcontractor with respect to the owner.
, Question 6.
What is a home improvement contract?
Correct Answer: A "home improvement contract" is an agreement, whether or
not in writing, between a contractor and a consumer or tenant for
performance of a home improvement and includes all labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
Question 7.
Who must have a DCA license?
Correct Answer: Any person who solicits, canvasses, sells, performs, or
obtains a home improvement contract as a contractor or salesperson must
have a DCA license.
Question 8.
Where must I post my HIC license?
Correct Answer: You must post your license in your office where all consumers
can see it or show it to consumers upon request.
• Within how many days must you notify DCA of any change? -✓✓Within 10
days.
Question 9.
How does a person Obtain a license or renew a license?
Correct Answer: You must submit an application to DCA for a new or renewed
license a separate home-improvement contractor license is required for each
place of business.
Question 10.
Must a contractor furnish a consumer with a written estimate?
Correct Answer: Yes if the consumer request one you can charge a fee for the
estimate but you must disclose the fee to the consumer before you provide
the estimate and you must include an itemize the fee in the total estimated
contract price
Question 11.
What are the penalties for false or fraudulent representation?
Correct Answer: A contractor or sales person who lies is a subject to fines of
up to 500 dollars for each separate misrepresentation in addition a contract
entered into after misrepresentation are made may be declared Noll and void
and a contractor may be ordered to pay restitution to the consumer
