By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
HCD giveth, and the HCD taketh away? Don’t miss this ‘breaking news’ on “C-47”.
Now, that I have assisted the government in correctly informing my readers of this important change in how Manufactured Housing rules are now being interpreted a contractor has a Qualifier issue to solve…
Update to a previous Q&A regarding requirement for “C-47” classification: last week I posted about the new “mandate” that had kicked in where HCD was requiring that any contractor doing any work on manufactured homes was required to hold the “C-47” classification on their license.
I received many calls from contractors stating they could no longer pull permits for HVAC work or electrical work, etc. for manufactured homes. Apparently, the CSLB has been inundated with this topic as well and they contacted me today to let me know HCD is removing the 2020 bulletin from their website and they will posting notices at each HCD office that the “C-47” is only required if you are installing or removing manufactured homes.
Beginning immediately, they will be issuing permits to all of the various classifications for specialty work on MH as long as you aren’t moving or installing. There will be new information bulletins coming soon from both the CSLB and HCD! I will keep you posted.
Q: We have a license with two Qualifiers for our two classifications. We have submitted applications for two new Qualifiers to replace the existing Responsible Managing Officers (RMO) We just renewed both of our existing qualifier’s bonds. The CSLB is requesting two new qualifier bonds for our new RMO’s. Is it possible to change the name on the existing bonds or do we really need to obtain two brand new bonds?
A: Bonds are not transferable from one person or entity to another, so yes, you will need to obtain two brand new qualifier bonds.
Q: We have a fictitious name filed with the County. When filing for a new Contractor’s license, should the company name include our fictitious name or just the out-of-state Corporation’s name?
A: The company name should be your registered name as reflected in your Home State. If you are using a ‘dba’ (doing business as) name in CA, that will follow your corporate name (example: ABC Inc. dba XYZ).
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