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Dwelling Contractor Certification and Education
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What is the
Dwelling Contractor Certification?
This certification was previously called the Dwelling
Contractor Financial Responsibility Certification; the
requirements have not changed. This business credential
is one of two certifications needed to obtain permits
for one-or two-family dwellings. It is good for one
year. Along with completed
application and fee
($35), applicants need to submit a certificate of
insurance stating that the company has a minimum of
$250,000 (per occurrence) of general liability insurance
along with completed application and fees.
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What is the
Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification?
This new certification is for an individual. It is one
of two certifications needed to obtain permits for one-
or two-family dwellings. It is good for two years.
Along with completed
application and fee
($40), applicants need to submit poof that they are
grandfathered in because a previous dwelling contractor
certification or that they have attended an approved
12-hour initial qualifier course. After taking the
initial training class, someone needs to apply to S&B to
obtain a qualifier certification.
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Are both
certifications needed to obtain a one- or two-family
permit?
Yes. In order to obtain permits for one- or two-family
dwellings, both the Dwelling Contractor (business)
Certification and Dwelling Contractor Qualifier
(individual) certification are needed. The business
owner must possess or employ on individual who has the
Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification. The
qualifier certification is not sufficient to obtain the
permit. A current contractor certification is also
needed. A business may employ more than one person with
a qualifier certification.
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How do you know
if you were grandfathered into having a Qualifier
Certification?
Someone is eligible to be grandfathered into having the
qualifier certification if the business held a Dwelling
Contractor Financial Responsibility Certification of
Dwelling Contractor Financial Responsibility –
Restricted Certification on April 11 to April 14, 2006.
More than one person may be grandfathered into having a
qualifier certification: It could be someone who was
the business owner, partner, chairman of the board,
chief executive officer, or the contact person of
record. Just being an employee of the business is not
sufficient to be grandfathered.
Click here to visit the UDC website.
Click here for 2008 Uniform Dwelling
Code Training
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