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Posted Sep 28th, 2011
What are my legal rights, I am a Contractor working in a Private HOA community. The HOA requires in
writing that you must have a valid license,

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liability insurance, and workers comp. However they are allowing some non-licensed contractors to
work there as well as licensed contractors who do not carry the required insurances. This has caused
my business to lose out on jobs because we cannot compete with those who do no carry this as part of
their overhead. I have brought this to the attention of the General Manager as well as members of
the board of directors and yet this important problem still exists...What are my legal rights
Legal Topic Area: Construction Law in CA

If you work as a contractor, you must be licensed by the CSLB. If others compete with you and are also unlicensed, you may wish to report them to the CSLB. Sadly I have found that they either enforce the law selectively or often not at all. I was recently involved in a case like this in Solano County. CSLB apathy was a factor in the settlement. The law is very clear, You have no rights unless the value of your work is no more than $500,


Answered on Oct 3rd, 2011 at 1:27pm