NY HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR
EXAM STUDYGUIDE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
EXAMS FULL SOLUTION 2026.
◍ What parts of a home can a H.I. include? Answer: Any part of the
home OR land (including basements, driveways, fences, garages,
landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and
terraces.)
◍ What system installations are part of H.I.? (4) Answer: Central
heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors, windows, awnings,
and Communication systems.
◍ What is NOT considered H.I.? 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
◍ When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment considered H.I.? Answer: When there is painting work
being done as part of other home improvement work.
, ◍ When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment NOT considered H.I.? Answer: When it is a standalone job
not part of of other home improvement work.
◍ Who is a "contractor"? Answer: Anyone who owns, operates,
maintains, conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement
business and undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement.
◍ What legal entity is a contractor required to be? Answer: A
contractor may be an individual, a firm, a company, a partnership, or a
corporation.
◍ What is a H.I. contract? Answer: An agreement between a
contractor and a consumer or tenant for performance of a home
improvement
◍ What must a H.I. contract detail? Answer: All labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
◍ Who is a "salesperson"? 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? Answer: Any person who solicits,
canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or
salesperson must have a DCA license.
EXAM STUDYGUIDE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
EXAMS FULL SOLUTION 2026.
◍ What parts of a home can a H.I. include? Answer: Any part of the
home OR land (including basements, driveways, fences, garages,
landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and
terraces.)
◍ What system installations are part of H.I.? (4) Answer: Central
heating/air conditioning, Central vacuum, Doors, windows, awnings,
and Communication systems.
◍ What is NOT considered H.I.? 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
◍ When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment considered H.I.? Answer: When there is painting work
being done as part of other home improvement work.
, ◍ When is Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or
apartment NOT considered H.I.? Answer: When it is a standalone job
not part of of other home improvement work.
◍ Who is a "contractor"? Answer: Anyone who owns, operates,
maintains, conducts, controls, or transacts a home improvement
business and undertakes or agrees to perform any home improvement.
◍ What legal entity is a contractor required to be? Answer: A
contractor may be an individual, a firm, a company, a partnership, or a
corporation.
◍ What is a H.I. contract? Answer: An agreement between a
contractor and a consumer or tenant for performance of a home
improvement
◍ What must a H.I. contract detail? Answer: All labor, services, and
materials to be furnished and performed.
◍ Who is a "salesperson"? 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? Answer: Any person who solicits,
canvasses, sells, performs, or obtains a H.I. contract as a contractor or
salesperson must have a DCA license.
