Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing & Consumer Affairs (NY)

HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING

Excluding work in the electrical and plumbing fields, any repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, home raising or home elevating services, improvement or addition to residential property, and includes but is not limited to painting of residential structures; carpentry; fencing; driveways; exterminating; flooring; ductwork for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; masonry; roofing; siding; the construction, installation and/or servicing of swimming pools and portable and permanent spas; and waterproofing; as well as other improvements to structures or upon land which are part of residential property, including landscaping and arboriculture, which as used herein shall mean tree sprayers, tree pruners, tree stump removers and all other tree services; but shall not include the construction of a new home or work done by a contractor in compliance with a guaranty of completion on new residential property or the sale of goods by a seller who neither arranges to perform nor performs, directly or indirectly, any work or labor in connection with the installation of or application of the goods or improvements to residences owned by or controlled by any government subdivision.

• Certificate of Liability reflecting the business name and property damage insurance in the minimum amount of $500,000 combined single limit. 
  • General Liability:
    • Bodily injury combined single limit $500,000 minimum per occurrence, $100,00 per person, $300,000 each occurrence and aggregate
  • Property Damage:
    • $50,000 each occurrence and aggregate
• The certificate holder must be the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs, PO Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788
• Certificate of Worker's Compensation 

• Must pass the written examination of the content of Suffolk County Code Chapter 563
• Must pass the written examination of the New York State General Business Law exam
• If you are in the chimney industry, additional questions pertaining to the chimney sweep profession will be part of this
• If you fail the test, you may take it a second time without charge within 90 days. If the test is failed a second time, a new application and new application fee are required.