Builder Business Law

Minimum project cost requiring builder license

$600

Residential builder license renewal period

3 years

Notice of Furnishing deadline

20 days

Construction lien filing deadline

90 days

Deadline to enforce a construction lien

1 year

Statute of limitations for written contracts

6 years

Who issues building permits

Local building department

What is a certificate of occupancy

Approval building is safe for occupancy

What is arbitration

Neutral third party makes binding decision

What is mediation

Neutral party helps reach agreement

What is litigatioN

Dispute resolved in court

What is a stop-work order

Order requiring construction to stop

What is a variance

Permission to deviate from zoning rules

What is zoning

Regulation of land use

What is a subcontractor

Contractor hired by another contractor

Purpose of workers compensation

Cover employee workplace injuries

Purpose of MIOSHA

Workplace safety enforcement

Fall protection required at

6 ft

A license is required by a contractor to perform all of the following except

Subcontract work for a licensed builder

The department shall acknowledge receipt of a complaint to the complainant within

15 days

Personal tax records should be kept for a minimum of

Three years

Money paid to a builder by a purchaser is considered to be

A trust fund

B.F.D means

Barrier free design

What is the best definition of complaint?

Oral or written grievance filed by the department

The director is appointed with the advice and consent of the

Senate

The name of the board that regulates a residential builder is

Residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractor board

Submitted by contractor to owner when payment is due

Sworn statement

A notice of furnishing provides proof that a supplier subcontractor or laborer has provided labor or materials towards a construction project who must file a notice of furnishing in order to establish lien rights

Subcontractor

Per EPA 747 – B 99–004, the lead pre-renovation rule applies to residential homes built

Before 1978

Subcontractors and suppliers send notice of furnishing within ___ days after furnishing first labor or materials

20 days

If death results from an injury, the employer without workers, compensation and insurance shall pay reasonable expenses of the funeral and burial. Cost shall not exceed ___

$6000

The investigative unit shall report the status of a complaint to the director within

30 days

Combining money from several jobs to finish an existing job is an example of

Commingling

If on the job injury is related to unintentional horse play is the injury workers comp commendable

Yes

What is the federal retirement fund?

Social Security

Board of appeals means

Construction board of appeals

An employee who fails to comply with the provisions act 317 section 611 is guilty of a misdemeanor and maybe find not more than $___ or imprisoned for not more than ____ or both. Each day is better to comply as a separate offense

$1000/6 months