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(a) A person who is not a licensee may perform or agree to perform a home repair for compensation if:
(1) city licensing of persons engaged in the kind of home repair performed or agreed to be performed is prohibited under state law;
(2) he is an electrical contractor or plumbing contractor licensed or registered under city ordinance, and the kind of home repair performed or agreed to be performed is authorized by the city license or registration; or
(3) he is an employee of the contractor or owner.
(a) A person may not obtain a home repair license unless he applies for a license in the manner prescribed by this section.
(b) Repealed by Ord. 16476.
(c) A person desiring to obtain a home repair license shall file with the director a written, verified application on a form supplied by the director containing the following:
(1) name, address, and telephone number of the individual filing the application;
(2) business or trade name, address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(3) form of business of the applicant and:
(A) if an unincorporated association, the names and addresses of the associates;
(B) if a corporation, the registered name of the corporation; or
(C) if an individual proprietorship, the name and address of the proprietor;
(4) name and address of an individual designated by the applicant to receive notice issued under this article;
(5) signature of the applicant; and
(6) such other information as the director determines is necessary to evaluate the license application or to otherwise promote effective administration or enforcement of this article.
(d) A licensee desiring to renew his license shall file a written, verified request for renewal with the director. A renewal request must be made on a form supplied by the director, filed not fewer than 10 days before the license expires, and signed by the licensee. The licensee shall furnish with his renewal request such information as the director determines is necessary to evaluate the renewal request or to otherwise promote effective administration or enforcement of this article.
(e) Upon the filing of a license application or renewal request, the director shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the following requirements and qualifications are satisfied:
(1) the information contained in the license application or renewal request is true; and
(2) the applicant or licensee, an individual who is a business associate of the applicant or licensee, or an individual who is a corporate officer of the applicant or licensee, in the applicant or licensee’s home repair business, or a current employee of the applicant or licensee has not been convicted twice in municipal court under Section 50-143 within the two years immediately preceding the date that the license application or renewal request is filed. The time period between conviction in municipal court and final disposition on appeal of the conviction is not included in calculating the two-year period if the conviction is affirmed; and
(3) The applicant or licensee, an individual who is a business associate of the applicant or licensee, or an individual who is a corporate officer of the applicant or licensee, in the applicant or licensee’s home repair business, has not had a home repair license revoked within the year immediately preceding the date the license application or renewal request is filed.
(f) If the director determines that a license application or renewal request satisfies the requirements and qualifications prescribed by Subsection (e) of this section, the director shall issue or renew the home repair license; otherwise, the director shall deny the license application or renewal request.
(g) The director shall within 10 days of the date of application notify in writing a license applicant or licensee requesting renewal, of the issuance of a license, renewal of a license, or denial of a license application or renewal request. In the case of notice of a denial of a license application or renewal request, the director shall include in the notice the reason for the denial and a statement informing the applicant or licensee of his right of appeal.
(h) If, after a licensee requests renewal of his license in accordance with Subsection (d) of this section, the license expires before the director acts on the request, the licensee may temporarily operate under his expired license pending the determination of the renewal request by the director, or in the case of an appeal of a denial of a renewal request, pending the decision of the permit and license appeal board. (Ord. Nos. 14990; 16476; 18200)
(a) The fee for a home repair license is $117 a year.
(b) The fee for issuance of a duplicate home repair license for a license that is destroyed or lost is $20.
(a) The director shall revoke a home repair license if he determines that:
(1) the licensee knowingly made a false representation as to a material matter in a license application, license renewal request, or hearing concerning the license; or
(2) the licensee identified himself with a business or trade name other than that filed with the director; or
(3) the licensee, an individual who is a business associate of the licensee, an individual who is a corporate officer of the licensee, or a current employee of the licensee, while he was in licensee’s employment, has been convicted in municipal court within a two-year period of two or more offenses prescribed by Section 50-143. (The director shall give notice to a licensee on the date formal charges are filed against an employee of the licensee. If a licensee discharges a convicted employee within one week after his second final conviction, the licensee is not subject to revocation under this subparagraph.) The time period between conviction in municipal court and final disposition on appeal of the conviction is not included in calculating the two-year period if the conviction is affirmed; or
(4) the licensee has knowingly subcontracted with or employed, for the performance of work which requires state or city professional licensing or registration, a person who does not have the requisite license or registration, or in the alternative has negligently failed to ascertain the person’s qualifications prior to subcontracting with or employing the person;
(5) the licensee knowingly misrepresented the quality or quantity of a material or service:
(A) used or rendered in connection with a home repair performed or agreed to be performed by the licensee; or
(B) offered or advertised in connection with the licensee’s home repair business; or
(6) the licensee knowingly misrepresented the price of a material or service:
(A) used or rendered in connection with a home repair performed or agreed to be performed by the licensee; or
(B) offered or advertised in connection with the licensee’s home repair business.
(b) The director shall notify the licensee in writing of a revocation and include in the notice the reasons for the revocation, the date the director orders the revocation and the date the order is to take effect, and a statement informing the licensee of his right of appeal.
(c) A home repair license becomes void on the effective date of notification issued under Subsection (b) of this section, and the licensee shall surrender the revoked license at the demand of the director. However, if the licensee appeals the revocation, the licensee may continue to operate under his license pending the appeal. (Ord. Nos. 14990; 18200)
A person may appeal a denial of a home repair license application, denial of a renewal request, or revocation of a license if the person files an appeal with a permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96 of this code. (Ord. Nos. 14990; 18200)
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