Law Test 2 Flashcards
What should be included in every Home Improvement Contract?
a) A right to cancel notice
b) The contractor’s license number
c) The truth-in-lending notice
d) The name of the project
b) The contractor’s license number
The contractor must substantially begin work within _____days of the date that is specified in the contract when a Home Improvement Contract has been signed?
a) 5 days b) 10 days c) 15 days d) 20 days
d) 20 days
A contractor employs a registered home improvement salesperson. The sales person negotiates a verbal contract for home improvement work that totals $350. When the sales person tells the contractor of the verbal contract amount, the employer says he will not work for the contracted price.
The Contractor’s License Law states:
a) Verbal home improvement contracts that are under $500 are binding, so the contractor is required by law to abide by the verbal agreement
b) The contractor doesn’t have to abide by the verbal agreement
c) Since the contractor did not negotiate the home improvement contract, the contractor can cancel
the contract
d) Because all home improvement contracts must be in writing, the contractor is not bound by the contract
d) Because all home improvement contracts must be in writing, the contractor is not bound by the contract
A home solicitation contract can be cancelled by a consumer at any time prior to midnight of the ______business day after the date of the transaction.
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 5th
c) 3rd
A notice to cancel a home solicitation contract will be effective:
a) When the written notice is deposited in the mail
b) When the owner signs it
c) The day that the owner cancels by telephone
d) When the contractor receives the notice
a) When the written notice is deposited in the mail
In a joint-control addendum to a contract, which of the below in NOT true?
a) This stops the contractor from being paid more than the value of the work that is completed
b) It requires the contractor to supply lien releases thus safeguarding the consumer’s property from liens
c) It analyzes the contract, plans, a breakdown of costs and prepares an account from which funds will be disbursed
d) The Contractors State License Board controls it
d) The Contractors State License Board controls it
Which of the following does NOT have to be included in a home improvement contract if a joint control addendum is used?
a) The owner’s signature
b) A schedule of payments
c) A notice to the owner
d) The license number of the contractor
b) A schedule of payments
Who will NOT benefit from a Contractor’s Bond?
a) A client that is damaged because of regulation violations by the contractor?
b) Any people that are damaged by a contractor due to fraud on the part of the contractor
c) Any subcontractor that is damaged due to an accident
d) All employees damaged because the contractor failed to pay wages
c) Any subcontractor that is damaged due to an accident
What bond guarantees that a contractor’s work will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a specific period of time?
a) A Performance bond
b) A Licensure bond
c) A Satisfaction bond
d) A Contractor bond
a) A Performance bond
Most contractors’ are required to obtain a Contractor’s License Bond in the amount of: a) $2,500
b) $12,500
c) $7,500
d) $25,000
d) $25,000
When a bond is required on larger jobs, a bond company will charge approximately _____% of its fee based on the contract price.
a) 1-2% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20%
a) 1-2%
When a contractor’s license number is due to expire, when should the contractor renew it?
a) The day it expires
b) 10 days before it expires
c) 30 days before it expires
d) Within 30 days after it expires
c) 30 days before it expires
A contractor’s license would be needed for:
a) The moving of a mobile home
b) The owner is the builder
c) A registered architect and/or engineer
d) The installation of finished products that do not become a permanent fixture to the property
a) The moving of a mobile home
How many times are you allowed to take the contractor’s license exam before your original application is voided?
a) In one year, as many times as it takes to pass the test
b) Three times is all that you allowed
c) Five times
d) In eighteen months, as many times as it takes to pass the test.
d) In eighteen months, as many times as it takes to pass the test.
When a contractor forgets to renew their license, the expired license may be renewed anytime within_____ after its expiration without reapplying for the license and fulfilling the exam or waiver requirements again.
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Five years
d) Five years
Alan and Julie have done business as a licensed partnership. If Julie is a general partner, but not qualified, what must she do to get an individual license?
a) If Julie was listed on the license as a partner and was actively in the business for at least five of the last seven years, then she can apply for a waiver of the exam
b) The partnership license must be inactivated, if Julie applies for an individual license
c) Julie would not be entitled to apply for an individual license
d) General partners may automatically obtain an individual license if they are listed on the partnership license
a) If Julie was listed on the license as a partner and was actively in the business for at least five of the last seven years, then she can apply for a waiver of the exam
An RME can qualify how many companies at one time?
a) Only one company
b) Two companies
c) Three companies
d) As many as the RME is able
a) Only one company
Don owns his own constructions business and he build decks on the weekends. He also is the RME of ABC Construction Co., where he works all week long. Is this an acceptable practice for Don?
a) Yes, Don can qualify for as many licenses as he desires
b) Yes, as long as Don works more than 32 hours as an RME
c) No, Don must take another qualifying exam for a second license
d) No, Don may qualify only ABC Co.’s license in this case
d) No, Don may qualify only ABC Co.’s license in this case
A Notice to an Owner is given to inform the owner:
a) When work on the job will begin and end
b) That the contractor is going to improve the property
c) Know that the property can be liened
d) Know that a lien has been filed on the property
c) Know that the property can be liened
Who is the Preliminary Notice not sent to?
a) The owner
b) The lender
c) The contractor
d) The sub-contractor’s
d) The sub-contractor’s
What is required to file a mechanics’ lien?
a) The name of the owner and the amount of the claim
b) The kind of labor that was furnished and the person that furnished the work
c) A description of the site that is sufficient for identification
d) All of the above are required
d) All of the above are required
Which of the following is true of a mechanics’ lien?
a) It is filed in the county that the contractor lives in at the county clerk’s office
b) The lien can be filed by any contractor at any time
c) It is a lien that can be made against private or public land to force payment
d) None of the above
d) None of the above
Which of the following is true of a stop notice?
a) It is a lien on funds that obligates the person holding the construction funds to withhold sufficient funds to satisfy the amount listed in the stop notice
b) It is used on public and private jobs
c) It must be delivered to the owner personally or left at the owner’s residence with a person in charge or delivered to architect
d) All of the above
d) All of the above