• General liability insurance shall be required to be maintained in the amount of $50,000.
• Applicants must show 2 years of trade experience.

This license allows for alteration, remodeling, repair or replacement of a building or part of a building used as a residence. Home Improvement also includes work done on individual condominium units. It does not includes work done on apartment buildings that contain four or more single family units or work done on commonly owned areas of condominiums.

To apply for a license, contact the Maryland Home Improvement Commission at 1-410-230-6309.

The application/license fees are as follows:

• $225 for each place of business of the contractor;
• $125 for a subcontractor license;
• $75 for a salesperson license.
• There is also a $15 fee for processing the application.
• Application processing time is usually 1 month.

• The Maryland Home Improvement Contractor exam has 55 questions and a time limit of 150 minutes while the Home Improvement Subcontractor exam has 35 questions and a time limit of 90 minutes. 
• The contractor exam requires a 71% to pass while the subcontractor exam requires a 72% to pass.  
• Topics on both exams include home improvement law; door-to-door sales act; labor laws; safety regulations; payroll taxes; business and financial; estimating. 
• The contractor exam will also include questions pertaining to the door-to-door sales act.
• The fee for the exam is $54 and pre-approval is required.  To schedule your exams, contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267.

The following references are permitted to be taken into the examination. These references may be tabbed (with a permanent index tab) and highlighted. They are available for purchase from our online contractor's bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-952-0910.

• Maryland Business and Project Management for Contractors
• Maryland Home Improvement  Sales Person Reference Manual

We offer review for the Maryland Home Improvement Business and Law exam through online practice tests.  Our practice tests include over 245 questions and are designed to be the best and most efficient way to prepare you for your business and law examination. Each time you take the practice test, the questions our randomly generated from our database so you never see the same test twice.   For more information on our online class, contact our office at 1-800-952-0910 or click here to enroll.

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