Construction
Jul. 27, 2017
Revisiting the owner-builder exemption
Most real estate professionals are aware of the so-called “owner-builder” exemption to California’s contractors’ license laws. While who is a “contractor” and whether such a person is exempt appear to be relatively straightforward questions, in many situations the answers are not clear.
Roger C. Haerr
Law Office of Roger C. Haerrreal estate and construction law
600 W Broadway Ste 700
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 500-1797
Fax: (619) 900-7718
Email: roger@haerrlaw.com
Univ of San Diego Law School
Roger practices real estate and construction law and founded his own law office in 2014 after practicing over 25 years’ with Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps.
Most real estate professionals are aware of the so-called “owner-builder” exemption to California’s contractors’ license laws. While who is a “contractor” and whether such a person is exempt appear to be relatively straightforward questions, in many situations the answers are not clear because the statutes were amended and remain ambiguous, and because there are surprisingly few published decisions on point. Lawyers need to be particularly mindful of the issues becaus...
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