If you haven't had the potentially cash draining experience of working with an unlicensed contractor, you probably know a friend or family member who has. It's becoming so common these days that the victims are beginning to fight for tougher laws to end the home improvement scams.
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has been conducting a series of sting operations in California in an effort to catch and punish these unscrupulous contractors, similar to the one in the video below.
In previous years undercover stings have been conducted in Elk Grove, Napa, Santa Cruz, Bakersfield, and Redondo Beach, California, resulting in felony arrests, citations, and Notices to Appear before the CSLB.
The CSLB's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) involved in the stings always give the suspects the proper forms and information they need to acquire their license and become compliant with the law. However, they always seem to end up arresting repeat offenders during some of their stings.
Which is why it is so important that you check the license first before hiring anyone to do any kind of work at your home. The CSLB has even updated their website to make it easier for you to do just that. When you log onto their homepage, you see the Insant License Check box to the right. Enter the license number and hit search, simple as that.
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Source: cslb.ca.gov
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