How To Register Home Improvement Contractor Registration

Welcome to Pennsylvania's online application to register as a home improvement contractor. You must initially create an account, even if you are already registered as a habitation comeback contractor to use the online arrangement. By completing this online application, and submitting the awarding fee, contractors can annals or re-annals with the Office of Attorney Full general as required by the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Deed ("HICPA").

Y'all may register or re-register online by using a credit card. You must complete all required fields on each page in lodge to exist able to submit your awarding. Y'all tin can also apply the online application to change your current information at any fourth dimension.

In order to use the new application, you will need to create an account. To do this, enter the appropriate information into the "Create an account" section. One time you create your business relationship, y'all will need to utilise the email address and password to log in to the "Already have an account" section. One time you lot log in, you will have the selection to register a new business, re-register, or make changes to an existing registration.

To begin a new application for registration, log into your business relationship and enter the "Register Business" section. To renew or make changes to an existing awarding, log into your business relationship and enter your HIC# and the SSN of any of the business applicants registered for that business organization into the "Renew or Update Information" section.

After yous complete the application you will be asked to certify that the information independent in your application is truthful and complete, and submit an awarding fee of $50.00. When filing online and paying with a credit carte, you will incur a processing fee of $1.28 which will announced on your statement every bit "L2G*PA-COMMONWLTH-HIC".

New applicants for registration will be issued a unique Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor number (PAHIC#). Re-registration applicants will keep to use their previously issued registration number. You lot volition as well receive a registration document past mail.

The registration number must be included in any advertisements, contracts, estimates and proposals that you use in Pennsylvania. In addition to registering with the Office of Attorney Full general, home improvement contractors must review HICPA and use contracts that comply with the requirements set forth in the law. Failure to comply with HICPA can lead to ceremonious and criminal penalties; and, may result in your contract being voidable and unenforceable. A copy of the HICPA is bachelor from this [ link ]. Additionally a copy of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law is available from [ link ]. You may besides view a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the law [ here ].

PDF Documents

NOTE: Cocky-insurance applicants should impress out all three documents and consummate the 2nd and third. All other applicants should print out and complete the offset and second documents.

Contractors may submit a completed PDF application and mail it to:

Pennsylvania Function of Attorney Full general
Agency of Consumer Protection
15th Floor, Strawberry Foursquare
Harrisburg, PA 17120
ATTN : Dwelling house Improvement Contractor Registration

A not-refundable fee of $l.00 must accompany each application.
The processing fee does Not demand to exist included if you submit the paper awarding through the mail service. The application fee accompanying paper applications must be in the form of a check or money order.

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Cocky-Insurance Applicants

If you lot plan to employ for registration as a cocky-insured contractor, y'all must complete the web-fillable "PDF application" and the "Self-Insurance Document of Coverage and Attestation", print them and post them, along with the $l.00 non-refundable application fee, to the address below. The links to the application and testament can be found to the left. Yous may also call the Bureau at 717.772.2425 and inquire that the awarding and testament exist mailed to yous for completion and submission.