HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
PassingVmarkVforVexamV(%)V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-70%



TimeVrequiredVtoVretakeVexam,VifVfailedV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
MinimumV30VdaysVfollowingVtheVfirstVfailure.

AfterVeachVsubsequentVfailure,VwaitV60Vdays.



HowVlongVareVexamVscoresVvalidVfor?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-2Vyears



ActualVlossV-VCORRECTVANSWERV--
VTheVcostVtoVcorrectVorVcompleteVaVhomeVimprovementVthatVisVinadequateVorVincomplete.



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VHomeownersVmayVrecoverVupVtoV$20,000VperVcontract,VnotVtoVexceedVtheVamountVpaidVtoVtheVco


ntractor.



TheVGuarantyVFundV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ProtectsVhomeownersVwhoVhireVlicensedVhomeVimprovementVcontractorsVagainstVactualVlossVcau
sedVbyVincomplete,Vincorrect,VorVunworkmanlikeVjob.



TheVGuarantyVFundVcanVawardVhowVmuchVforVeachVclaimV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
TheVmaximumVamountVawardedVfromVtheVFundVisV$100,000.VIfVseveralVclaimants,VthenVeachVpers
onVwillVreceiveVanVequalVamount.



HowVisVtheVGuarantyVFundVmaintained?V-VCORRECTVANSWERV--
VTheVfundVisVmaintainedVthroughVassessmentsVpaidVbyVcontractors.V



-V$100VassessmentVfeeVtoVtheVFundVwhenVapplyingVforVtheVlicense.

-VTheyVmayVchargeV$50VtoVeachVcontractorVifVtheVamountVofVtheVFundVfallsVbelowV$250,000.

-VTheVCommissionVmayVnotVassessVcontractorsVmoreVthanV$150VperVcalendarVyear.

, RequirementsVforVaVMHICVcontractV-VCORRECTVANSWERV--
VContractVmustVcontainVContractor'sVname,Vaddress,VandVMHICVLicenseV#



-VIfVsalespersonVwasVinvolved,VincludeVtheirVnameVandVLicenseV#



MHICVContractVconsumerVnoticeV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
ContractVmustVcontainVaVnoticeVthatVgivesVtelephoneV#VofVtheVCommissionVandVstates,

"eachVcontractorVandVsubcontractorVmustVholdVaVcurrentVMHICVlicenseVandVanyoneVcanVaskVMHIC
VaboutVaVcontractorVorVsubcontractor."




MHICVContractVneedsVtoVinformVhomeownersVofVtheseVprotectionsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV--
VFormalVmediationVofVdisputesVb/wVhomeownerVandVcontractorsVisVavailableVthroughVtheVMaryla


ndVHomeVImprovementVCommission.V

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VMarylandVHomeVImprovementVCommissionVadministersVtheVGuarantyVFund,VwhichVmayVcompen


sateVhomeownersVforVcertainVactsVofVomissions.

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VAVhomeownerVmayVrequestVaVcontractorVpurchaseVaVperformanceVbondVforVadditionalVprotectio


nsVnotVcoveredVbyVtheVGuarantyVFund.



DepositsVandVPaymentsV-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
AVcontractorVcannotVacceptVmoreVthanV1/3VofVtheVcontractVpriceVasVaVdepositVandVmayVnotVaccept
VanyVpaymentVuntilVtheVcontractVisVsigned.




MarylandVDoor-to-doorVSalesVActV(contractVcancelation)V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
IfVaVhomeownerVcancelsVaVcontract,VtheVcontractorVmustVreturnVtheVhomeowner'sVdepositVwithin
V10VbusinessVdaysVfollowingVtheVreceipt.




SampleVNoticeVofVCancellationV(1-12)V-VCORRECTVANSWERV-SeeVbookVpageV1-12