Is Your Service Provider Properly Licensed and Insured?
Today I just wanted to take just a second and once again reach out to everybody to help facilitate a safer and more secure community through the task of making sure you're all well-informed.
I want to give you tools and info you need when you are choosing a reputable and honest service provider for whatever you are needing to get done.
1.
Is the provider properly licensed and insured? - For example ALL residential and commercial window tinting must be completed by a licensed contractor.
Check the status of their license as well to make sure it is active and in good standing with the CSLB (California State License Board).
If you have work done by an individual or company that is not properly licensed, you are solely at total risk with no recourse and whatever warranty they promised or provided you IS NOT LEGALLY VALID.
2.
How well do they rate within the community? - Check their reviews and references.
If everyone says they are a less than quality provider, you should keep looking.
Don't let their low price fool you into thinking you're getting a good deal.
That good deal could cost you many times over in the end if you're not careful! 3.
After the provider has left and you are given enough time to review the information provided to you, do your research and make sure that anything that was represented can be backed up by more than just the works of the representative that visited you.
Basic Facts About Contracting in California -Anyone performing structure changes and/or construction work in California that totals $500 dollars or more in labor and materials must be licensed by CSLB.
-The construction industry is one the largest industries in California.
http://www.
labormarketinfo.
edd.
ca.
gov -Licensed contractors must prove at least four years of experience/education in the trade for which they are licensed, be fingerprinted, have an FBI background check, and be bonded.
-CSLB's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) conducts stings and sweeps somewhere in California each week.
Unlicensed contractors are part of the $60-140 billion underground economy that does not pay taxes, insurance, or follow safety laws.
http://www.
dir.
ca.
gov/LETF/LETF.
html -First-time offenders often are issued a Notice to Appear (NTA) for misdemeanor charges of contracting without a license or illegal advertising.
The NTA carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and/or up to a $5,000 fine.
-Additional convictions raise the fines to $10,000 and a mandatory 90-day jail sentence.
I want to give you tools and info you need when you are choosing a reputable and honest service provider for whatever you are needing to get done.
1.
Is the provider properly licensed and insured? - For example ALL residential and commercial window tinting must be completed by a licensed contractor.
Check the status of their license as well to make sure it is active and in good standing with the CSLB (California State License Board).
If you have work done by an individual or company that is not properly licensed, you are solely at total risk with no recourse and whatever warranty they promised or provided you IS NOT LEGALLY VALID.
2.
How well do they rate within the community? - Check their reviews and references.
If everyone says they are a less than quality provider, you should keep looking.
Don't let their low price fool you into thinking you're getting a good deal.
That good deal could cost you many times over in the end if you're not careful! 3.
After the provider has left and you are given enough time to review the information provided to you, do your research and make sure that anything that was represented can be backed up by more than just the works of the representative that visited you.
Basic Facts About Contracting in California -Anyone performing structure changes and/or construction work in California that totals $500 dollars or more in labor and materials must be licensed by CSLB.
-The construction industry is one the largest industries in California.
http://www.
labormarketinfo.
edd.
ca.
gov -Licensed contractors must prove at least four years of experience/education in the trade for which they are licensed, be fingerprinted, have an FBI background check, and be bonded.
-CSLB's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) conducts stings and sweeps somewhere in California each week.
Unlicensed contractors are part of the $60-140 billion underground economy that does not pay taxes, insurance, or follow safety laws.
http://www.
dir.
ca.
gov/LETF/LETF.
html -First-time offenders often are issued a Notice to Appear (NTA) for misdemeanor charges of contracting without a license or illegal advertising.
The NTA carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and/or up to a $5,000 fine.
-Additional convictions raise the fines to $10,000 and a mandatory 90-day jail sentence.
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