Michigan residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors must put their name, license number and business address in all of their advertising, and a website is advertising. We build Michigan contractor websites with that information in the footer of every page, then add reviews, text-back and booking.
Michigan's builder rules are specific: residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors show their name, license number and business address in all advertising. Single projects under $600 do not need a builder license. Detroit, Grand Rapids and Sterling Heights also make state-licensed contractors register with the city before they pull permits. Your site carries the state details everywhere and the city registration where you work, so a homeowner who checks you finds what they expect.
Licensed residential builders and M&A contractors must show their name, license number and actual business address, as shown on the license, in all advertising. A phone number or P.O. box alone is not allowed. This rule (Mich. Admin. Code R 338.1532) covers Article 24 builder and M&A licensees; no equivalent ad rule was confirmed for electrical, plumbing or mechanical licensees.
"A licensee shall include the name, license number, and actual business address, as shown on the license, in all advertising."
Whatever you hold in Michigan, a state license, a registration or a city license, we put the number in the footer of every page and on your quote page, matching your Google Business Profile. Customers look you up before they call, and a number they can verify wins the job.
Main agency: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes, Licensing Section (Residential Builders and Maintenance & Alteration Contractors). LARA's maintenance and alteration trade list does not include painting, landscaping or general handyman work, and LARA states it licenses residential builders, not commercial builders; LARA also says it will not decide whether a particular job needs a license, and the residential builder definition covers any paid repair or improvement of a home, so the $600 project exemption is the safe line for unlisted residential work.
No residential builder or M&A license is needed for one project whose total contract price (labor, materials and everything else) is under $600. Splitting a job into smaller contracts to stay under $600 does not qualify. Source
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Yes. Contractors pulling residential building permits need a state builder's license plus City of Detroit registration, handled by the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED). Mechanical contractors register their state license with BSEED's Mechanical Inspection Team (Room 408, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center). Homeowners can pull their own trade permits for single-family homes.
"Contractors must have a Builder's License and City registration, homeowners applying for a permit do not require contractor's license"
Yes. Contractors with a State of Michigan license must register it with the City before applying for permits, through the Development Center (1120 Monroe Ave. NW, 3rd Floor). The City also runs its own boiler license and a separate underground contractor registration with the Water Department. Residential permits require the property owner or a licensed contractor.
"If you have a State of Michigan license and want to apply for permits in Grand Rapids, you'll need to register it with the City."
The Building Division (Division of Buildings and Safety Engineering) requires contractors to create a contractor account to apply for permits online, and its electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit applications ask for the state license number and include a "License Registration" line. A separate city contractor license for general trades was not found. Homeowner permits are available by affidavit.
"Direct Link to Municipal Home Contractor Account Creation"
Yes. State-licensed contractors register with the Office of Building using the Contractor Registration Application (copy of state license and driver's license required), then need an online account and PIN to submit permits. Homeowners can apply for a homeowner permit.
"If you are a licensed and registered contractor, you must have an account and pin number to submit a permit."
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