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law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors.
You have applied for a permit under an exemption to that law.
The exemption allows you, as the owner of your property, to
act as your own contractor with certain restrictions even though
you do not have a license. You must provide direct, onsite supervision
of the construction yourself. You may build or improve a one-family
or two-family residence or a farm outbuilding. You may also
build or improve a commercial building, provided your costs
do not exceed $25,000. The building or residence must be for
your own use or occupancy. It may not be built or substantially
improved for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building
you have built or substantially improved yourself within 1 year
after the construction is complete, the law will presume that
you built or substantially improved it for sale or lease, which
is a violation of this exemption. You may not hire an unlicensed
person to act as your contractor or to supervise people working
on your building. It is your responsibility to make sure that
people employed by you have licenses required by state law and
by county or municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate
the responsibility for supervising work to a licensed contractor
who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Any person
working on your building who is not licensed must work under
your direct supervision and must be employed by you, which means
that you must deduct F.I.C.A. and withholding tax and provide
workers' compensation for that employee, all as prescribed by
law. Your construction must comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. |
