New York contractor license reciprocity
We have not found a reciprocity agreement on the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection website. (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))
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.
Reciprocity (license transfer)
We have not found a reciprocity agreement on the NYC DCWP website.
- New York licensing is local (NYC and some counties), so there is no state license to transfer. (source: NY Attorney General: Home Improvement Fact Sheet (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.
- NYC DCWP: Home Improvement Contractor license checklist (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- NYC DCWP license search (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- NYC DCWP: Quick tips when hiring a home improvement contractor (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- NYC311: Home Improvement Contractor License Check (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- NY Attorney General: Home Improvement Fact Sheet (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
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