HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
Answer: new home construction or work done to comply with the
guarantee of completion for a new building
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
Answer: sale of materials, if the seller does not arrange to perform, or
does not perform, either directly or indirectly, the installation of the
materials
●● Included (is a) home improvement
Answer: construction, improvement, or replacement on the land adjacent
to the residents of a driveway, fallout shelter, fence, garage, landscaping,
deck, pier, porch or swimming pool
●● Included (is a) home improvement
Answer: installation in the residence of an awning, fire alarm, or storm
window
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
,Answer: work done on commonly owned areas of condominiums
●● Contractor
Answer: a person who performs or offers or agrees to perform a home
improvement for an owner. And employee of the owner is not a
contractor.
●● Home improvement contract
Answer: an agreement between a homeowner in a contractor to perform
a home improvement
●● Handyman licensing
Answer: is required to hold a MHIC license, no matter how small the
contract.
●● License renewal time frame
Answer: every two years the licensee must apply
●● Licensing exemption
Answer: an employee of a contractor who is not a salesperson
●● A licensing exemption
, Answer: an employee of a licensed contractor who sells the home
improvement at a retail establishment
●● A licensing exemption
Answer: a telephone solicitor
●● An exemption from licensing
Answer: an employee of a subcontractor
●● A licensing exemption
Answer: a security system technician
●● An exemption from licensing by MHIC
Answer: someone who holds another state license and who is working
with in the scope of that license, such as an architect or plumber, and
their salesperson
●● Exam scores are good for how long?
Answer: 2 years
●● Passing exam percentage
Answer: 70%
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
Answer: new home construction or work done to comply with the
guarantee of completion for a new building
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
Answer: sale of materials, if the seller does not arrange to perform, or
does not perform, either directly or indirectly, the installation of the
materials
●● Included (is a) home improvement
Answer: construction, improvement, or replacement on the land adjacent
to the residents of a driveway, fallout shelter, fence, garage, landscaping,
deck, pier, porch or swimming pool
●● Included (is a) home improvement
Answer: installation in the residence of an awning, fire alarm, or storm
window
●● Excluded (is not a) home improvement
,Answer: work done on commonly owned areas of condominiums
●● Contractor
Answer: a person who performs or offers or agrees to perform a home
improvement for an owner. And employee of the owner is not a
contractor.
●● Home improvement contract
Answer: an agreement between a homeowner in a contractor to perform
a home improvement
●● Handyman licensing
Answer: is required to hold a MHIC license, no matter how small the
contract.
●● License renewal time frame
Answer: every two years the licensee must apply
●● Licensing exemption
Answer: an employee of a contractor who is not a salesperson
●● A licensing exemption
, Answer: an employee of a licensed contractor who sells the home
improvement at a retail establishment
●● A licensing exemption
Answer: a telephone solicitor
●● An exemption from licensing
Answer: an employee of a subcontractor
●● A licensing exemption
Answer: a security system technician
●● An exemption from licensing by MHIC
Answer: someone who holds another state license and who is working
with in the scope of that license, such as an architect or plumber, and
their salesperson
●● Exam scores are good for how long?
Answer: 2 years
●● Passing exam percentage
Answer: 70%
