Last verified: Next check due: 5 official sources How we verify

Do you need a contractor license in New York?

There is no statewide contractor license in New York. In New York City, anyone doing home improvement work costing more than $200 on a residential building needs a DCWP Home Improvement Contractor license. (source: NYC DCWP: Quick tips when hiring a home improvement contractor (opens in a new tab), source: NYC311: Home Improvement Contractor License Check (opens in a new tab))

Check a license on the NYC DCWP website (official site, opens in a new tab)

How: NYC only: search DCWP's license search for the contractor, or call 311. Outside NYC, check with your county consumer affairs office. (source: NYC DCWP license search (opens in a new tab), source: NYC DCWP: Quick tips when hiring a home improvement contractor (opens in a new tab))

Checked against official NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection sources. See sources.

When do you need a license?

There is no statewide contractor license in New York. In New York City, anyone doing home improvement work costing more than $200 on a residential building needs a DCWP Home Improvement Contractor license. (source: NYC DCWP: Quick tips when hiring a home improvement contractor (opens in a new tab), source: NYC311: Home Improvement Contractor License Check (opens in a new tab))

Sources and last verified

Last verified: . Next check due: . Every fact on this page links to one of these official pages.

Spot something out of date? Email [email protected].