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Real Estate/Development

Mar. 25, 2003

Retroactive Effect of Unlicensed Contractor Law Unclear

BY DANIEL LEE JACOBSON AND GEORGIA M. LINKLETTER California's Business and Professions Code is unforgiving to building contractors who fail to abide by its licensing requirements. Section 7031 contains two punishments for nonlicensed contractors. One of those punishments is new and the other one, while not new, has had its scope explained by the courts.

        BY DANIEL LEE JACOBSON AND GEORGIA M. LINKLETTER
        
        California's Business and Professions Code is unforgiving to building contractors who fail to abide by its licensing requirements. Section 7031 contains two punishments for nonlicensed contractors. One of those punishments is new and the other one, while not new, has had its sc...

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