NYC Home Improvement Contractor Exam (100+
Qs) – Study Guide with Verified Answers | Laws,
Permits, Contracts, Licensing | 2025/2026 | New
York City
How many days does a contractor or salesperson have to honor valid notice of
cancellation? - --answer--10 business days
Do salespersons need to notify DCA about their employers? - --answer--Yes within
48 hours of new employment.
What must all advertising and sales literature contain? - --answer--DCA Home
Improvement Contractor license number.
DOB - --answer--Department of Buildings
DCA - --answer--Department of Consumer Affairs
DOT - --answer--Department of Transportation
What is home improvement? - --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.
What does home improvement include? - --answer---Central heating/air
conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
What is NOT home improvement? - --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
Who is a "salesperson"? - --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.
Who is a contractor? - --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.
, What is a home improvement contract? - --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.
Home Improvement Trust Fund - --answer--A fund to which a contractor can
contribute every two years instead of securing a bond.
Plain English Contracts - --answer--Contracts must be in plain English unless
another language was used in any oral spoken sales presentation.
DCA - --answer--Department of Consumer Affairs.
Sales Persons Notification - --answer--Sales persons must submit written
confirmation of their employment to DCA within 48 hours of appointment.
DOB - --answer--Department of Buildings.
Sidewalk Work Permit - --answer--A permit from DOT is required to perform
sidewalk work.
DOT - --answer--Department of Transportation.
License Application - --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.
Qs) – Study Guide with Verified Answers | Laws,
Permits, Contracts, Licensing | 2025/2026 | New
York City
How many days does a contractor or salesperson have to honor valid notice of
cancellation? - --answer--10 business days
Do salespersons need to notify DCA about their employers? - --answer--Yes within
48 hours of new employment.
What must all advertising and sales literature contain? - --answer--DCA Home
Improvement Contractor license number.
DOB - --answer--Department of Buildings
DCA - --answer--Department of Consumer Affairs
DOT - --answer--Department of Transportation
What is home improvement? - --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.
What does home improvement include? - --answer---Central heating/air
conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
-Communication systems
What is NOT home improvement? - --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
Who is a "salesperson"? - --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.
Who is a contractor? - --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.
, What is a home improvement contract? - --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.
Home Improvement Trust Fund - --answer--A fund to which a contractor can
contribute every two years instead of securing a bond.
Plain English Contracts - --answer--Contracts must be in plain English unless
another language was used in any oral spoken sales presentation.
DCA - --answer--Department of Consumer Affairs.
Sales Persons Notification - --answer--Sales persons must submit written
confirmation of their employment to DCA within 48 hours of appointment.
DOB - --answer--Department of Buildings.
Sidewalk Work Permit - --answer--A permit from DOT is required to perform
sidewalk work.
DOT - --answer--Department of Transportation.
License Application - --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.
