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Home Improvement Contractor Registration and Renewal

Information and resources on registering as a home improvement contractor.

All contractors, partnerships, and corporations that solicit, bid on, or perform residential contracting as a contractor or subcontractor on an existing one to four unit owner occupied residential property in Massachusetts must be registered as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC). An HIC Registration is different from a Construction Supervisor License (CSL) and they are not interchangeable. You can obtain a CSL from the Office of Public Safety and Inspections. Questions about HIC programs? Contact our Consumer Hotline at 617-973-8787.


First time? Start here.

Guide:
Home Improvement Contractors (HIC) Guide  

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Register as Home Improvement Contractor for the First Time  Step by Step Guide to Registration and Renewal 

All other tasks

Update or renew an existing or expired Home Improvement Contractor registration  Log in to your home improvement contractor account 

What you need to know

Guidelines and Information for Contractors  Required Contract Terms in a Home Improvement Contract  Home Improvement Contractor Program Applications and Forms 

Contact Information

Address

1000 Washington Street, Suite 710, Boston, MA 02118
Directions 

Phone

Consumer hotline 617-973-8787
Toll-free consumer hotline 888-283-3757

More Information

Related Services

Additional Resources

Video: Understanding a Home Improvement Contract
201 CMR 18: Registration and enforcement of home improvement contractor program
201 CMR 14: Home improvement contractor arbitration and guaranty fund
Check if your work requires an HIC or CSL (PDF 267.25 KB)
HIC FAQs (PDF 3.76 MB)
Sample Home Improvement Contract (PDF 117.03 KB)
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