Roof Replacement — Pennsylvania license requirements

73 P.S. § 517.3 — Registration of contractors (FindLaw mirror) — 73 P.S. § 517.3(a) + § 517.2 (FindLaw mirror, read 2026-10-05)

https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-3/

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05. (a) General rule verbatim: 'No person shall hold himself out as a contractor, nor shall a person perform any home improvement without first registering with the bureau, as provided for in this act.' (b) The bureau must maintain a toll-free telephone number and an Internet website where a caller can check whether a contractor is registered. (c) A confidentiality policy governs disclosure (no SSN/driver's licence number; home address/phone disclosed only if also the business address/phone). (d) The Department of Banking may not grant or renew certain mortgage licences to a person registered or required to be registered under HICPA. Backs REQ-PA-HIC-REGISTRATION-001.

73 P.S. § 517.2 — Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act definitions (FindLaw mirror) — 73 P.S. § 517.2 'Contractor' and 'Home improvement' (FindLaw mirror, read 2026-10-05)

https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-2/

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05 (FindLaw mirror; page states 'Current as of January 01, 2026'). 'Bureau' = the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General. 'Certificate' = a certificate of registration as a contractor, containing a registration number. 'Contractor' = any person who owns and operates a home improvement business or who undertakes/offers/agrees to perform any home improvement; it does NOT include (1) a person for whom the total cash value of all home improvements is less than $5,000 during the previous taxable year, or (2) a home improvement retailer with a net worth over $50,000,000. 'Home improvement' includes work adjacent to a private residence whose total cash price is more than $500 (repair/remodel/replace, roofs, siding, insulation, solar energy systems, security systems, flooring, patios, fences, painting, doors and windows, waterproofing, and — regardless of affixation — central heating, air conditioning, storm windows or awnings); it does NOT include the CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOME, the sale of goods/materials by a seller who performs no installation, services for commercial or business use, sale of removable appliances, owner's own uncompensated work, certified Plant Pest Act landscaping (with carve-backs), emergency UTPCPL work, or the conversion of commercial structures to residential. 'Private residence' = a single family dwelling, a multifamily dwelling of not more than two units, or a single unit in any multifamily dwelling including condominiums and cooperatives. Backs the threshold, scope and registration model.

73 P.S. § 517.4 — Procedures for registration as a contractor (FindLaw mirror) — 73 P.S. § 517.4(a)(1)(ix) + § 517.7(a)(11) (FindLaw mirror, read 2026-10-05)

https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-4/

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05. (a)(1)(ix) verbatim: an application must include 'Proof of liability insurance covering personal injury in an amount not less than $50,000 and insurance covering property damage caused by the work of a home improvement contractor in an amount not less than $50,000' — and self-insurance may be attested. (a)(1)(vii)–(viii) require statements on home-improvement-related criminal convictions, bankruptcies and civil judgments, any revoked/suspended certificate or licence in any jurisdiction, and any suspension/debarment from a public funding programme within ten years. (b) A contractor registered or licensed as a home improvement contractor in another state must report that and any disciplinary action (within 90 days of final disposition if after the initial application). (c) Changes in registration information must be updated within 30 days; there is no fee to update an active registration. Backs REQ-PA-HIC-INSURANCE-001, REQ-PA-HIC-UPDATE-001 and the registration procedures.

73 P.S. § 517.7 — Home improvement contracts (FindLaw mirror) — 73 P.S. § 517.7(a) (FindLaw mirror, read 2026-10-05)

https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-7/

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05. (a) A home improvement contract is not valid or enforceable unless it is in writing and legible with the contractor's registration number; signed by the owner and the contractor/salesperson; contains the entire agreement and attached notices; the date; the contractor's name/address/phone (no P.O. box alone); the approximate start and completion dates; a description of the work, materials and specifications (changeable only by written change order); the total sales price or a time-and-materials provision capped at 10% above the initial written estimate; the down payment and special-order-material amounts listed separately; the names/addresses/phones of known subcontractors; (11) verbatim an agreement 'to maintain liability insurance covering personal injury in an amount not less than $50,000 and insurance covering property damage caused by the work of a home improvement contractor in an amount not less than $50,000 and identifies the current amount of insurance coverage'; the bureau's toll-free number; and a rescission notice. (b) A three-business-day right of rescission. (c) A completed copy must be delivered at execution. (d) Arbitration-clause formatting (capital letters, 12-point boldface, separate page, separate signature lines). (e) Eleven categories of voidable clauses (hold-harmless, code waivers, confession of judgment, jury-trial waiver, assignment of wages, no-claim provisions, contractor attorney fees, etc.). (f) Large-retailer ($50M+ net worth) contract rules. Backs REQ-PA-HIC-CONTRACT-001, REQ-PA-HIC-RESCISSION-001, REQ-PA-HIC-ARBITRATION-001 and REQ-PA-HIC-VOIDABLE-001.

PA Department of Labor & Industry — Contractor Licensing — L&I Contractor Licensing page verbatim (read 2026-10-05)

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/programs-services/labor-management-relations/bureau-of-occupational-and-industrial-safety/uniform-construction-code-home/contractor-licensing

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05 (official). Verbatim: 'The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania currently has no licensure or certification requirements for most construction contractors (or their employees).' Enumerates the STATE exceptions: MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTALLERS (certification; Act 158 of 2004; DCED); HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS (registration; HICPA effective July 1, 2009; Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection; minimum insurance and compliant contracts); CRANE OPERATORS (licensure; Act 100 of 2008; State Board of Crane Operators in the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs); ASBESTOS AND LEAD REMOVAL (certification; DLI's CAL Division). MUNICIPAL layer verbatim: 'Some of Pennsylvania's 2,562 municipalities have established local licensure or certification requirements for contractors or construction trades people. Typically, these requirements pertain to home improvement contractors, electrical contractors (or electricians), and plumbing contractors (or plumbers). Since the Commonwealth has no jurisdiction in this matter, the Department maintains no records concerning municipalities that have established licensure or certification requirements.' Backs REQ-PA-NO-STATEWIDE-GC-001, REQ-PA-MUNICIPAL-LICENSE-001, REQ-PA-MH-INSTALLER-001 and the crane/asbestos/lead families.

73 P.S. § 517.4 — Procedures for registration as a contractor (FindLaw mirror) — 73 P.S. § 517.4(a)(1)(ix) + the L&I contractor-licensing surface (read 2026-10-05)

https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-73-ps-trade-and-commerce/pa-st-sect-73-517-4/

Retrieved 2026-10-05 · last verified 2026-10-05

Read in full 2026-10-05. (a)(1)(ix) verbatim: an application must include 'Proof of liability insurance covering personal injury in an amount not less than $50,000 and insurance covering property damage caused by the work of a home improvement contractor in an amount not less than $50,000' — and self-insurance may be attested. (a)(1)(vii)–(viii) require statements on home-improvement-related criminal convictions, bankruptcies and civil judgments, any revoked/suspended certificate or licence in any jurisdiction, and any suspension/debarment from a public funding programme within ten years. (b) A contractor registered or licensed as a home improvement contractor in another state must report that and any disciplinary action (within 90 days of final disposition if after the initial application). (c) Changes in registration information must be updated within 30 days; there is no fee to update an active registration. Backs REQ-PA-HIC-INSURANCE-001, REQ-PA-HIC-UPDATE-001 and the registration procedures.