As
of July 1st, 2009, Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer
Protection Act (HICPA) is in full effect.
HICPA was passed by Pennsylvania Legislature late last year in an effort
to protect consumers from disreputable contractors. “The
statute establishes minimum insurance requirements for contractors; requires
contractors to provide their registration number in their ads and contracts;
establishes required contract terms for home improvement contracts; prohibits
unfair business practices; and creates a criminal penalty for home improvement
fraud.” The law requires all PA contractors who perform more than $5,000 worth
of home improvement work in a year to be registered.
Want
to find out more about HICPA? Go to
www.attorneygeneral.gov/hic.aspx for more information on the Home Improvement
act. On the attorney general’s website,
you can also search for registered contractors.
To make it even simpler for you, Rissay’s number is PA035479.
Rissay has always been dedicated to protecting our clients and had no problem with the transition, since we already had all of the now mandatory requirements in place. Our contracts are not only to protect us, but you, our clients. We are fully insured, much higher than the act requires. The act only requires $50,000 insurance for personal liability and $50,000 for property damage. *Note: although many contractors may meet the insurance requirements of the act, it may not be enough for your particular project. With Rissay you will never have to worry, as we have $1,000,000 for both personal liability, as well as property damage. Rest assured that it won’t have to be used though, as you can ask any of our previous clients, Rissay does whatever it takes to make our clients happy. To many of our clients, we are not simply their designer and contractor, but a friend they can always count on.
