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    Title: Residential Building Contractor/Remodeler
    Alternate Title:
    Description: A building contractor, remodeler or roofer license is required for anyone who contracts directly with a homeowner to provide building construction services in more than one skill area. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI)
    Subject: Building Professionals
    Buildings and Construction
    Remodelers
    Residential Building Contractors
    Roofers
    Creation Date: 10/28/2008 2:13:12 PM
    Modification Date: 5/14/2025 12:15:24 PM
    Agency Name: Labor and Industry (DLI), Minnesota Department of
    Agency URL: http://www.dli.mn.gov
    Agency Description: The agency oversees the state's programs for apprenticeship, construction codes and licensing, dual-training (PIPELINE Program), occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, workers' compensation and youth skills training programs. The Office of Combative Sports, within the Department of Labor & Industry, ensures Minnesota's combative sporting events are conducted in a manner that minimizes injuries and ensures fair competition.
    Agency Phone: 651-284-5005
    Agency Fax: Agency URL: http://www.dli.mn.gov
    Agency Address:
    443 Lafayette Road N.

    St. Paul
    MN 55155

    Division Name: Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD)
    Division URL: http://www.dli.mn.gov/about-department/our-areas-service/construction-codes-and-licensing
    Division Description:
    Division Phone: Division Fax: Division URL: http://www.dli.mn.gov/about-department/our-areas-service/construction-codes-and-licensing
    Unit Name: Licensing and Certification Services
    Unit URL:
    Unit Description:
    Unit Phone: 651-284-5034
    Unit Fax: Contact person(s): dli.contractor@state.mn.us
    Unit URL:
    Audience: Application URL: https://www.dli.mn.gov/ims
    Renewal URL: https://www.dli.mn.gov/ims
    Versa URL:
    Requirements:

    Review:

    Residential Contractor Licensing

    Residential Contractors, Remodelers, Roofers

    Licenses are required for all residential building contractors and remodelers in Minnesota who contract with a homeowner to construct or improve dwellings by offering more than one special skill. Owners working on their own property must also be licensed if they build or remodel for the purpose of speculation or resale.

    Residential Contractors FAQS

     


    Rules: 2891

    Statutes: 326B.802

    Forms:

    Licensing requirements and how to apply

    Already have what you need to complete an application or renewal? Visit iMS, the department’s online application and renewal system, to get started

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    Who needs a license?

    Applications and forms


    Fees:

    License application fees

    The base license fee is $180.

    An additional fee is required for the Contractor Recovery Fund based on your gross annual receipts.

    • $320 if gross annual receipts are under $1 million

    • $420 if gross annual receipts are between $1 and 5 million

    • $520 if gross annual receipts are over $5 million


    Period of Issuance:

    The license period for residential building contractors, remodelers and roofers is April 1 through March 31 each year. All licenses expire March 31 of each year, even if the license was issued for only a part of the license period. To maintain an active license, all licenses must be renewed by March 31 each year, whether the license was issued for all or a portion of the license period.


    Length of Determination: 30 days.
    Other Info:
    Activity: Residential Building Contractor and Remodeler
    Building Contractor
    Remodeler
    License Detail URL:

    Residential Contractors, Remodelers, Roofers

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