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TN Code § 62-6-507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-507. Expiration of Licenses — Assignment and Transfer — Renewal — Issuance of Duplicate Licenses

  All licenses, except temporary licenses, shall expire the last day of the twenty-fourth month from the date of issuance.   No license shall be assignable or transferable except as provided in this subsection (b). A license to conduct a home improvement business issued to an individual may be assigned or transferred for the remainder of the license period to a partnership or stockholder of a corporation owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding stock at the time of assignment or transfer. A license issued to a partnership may be assigned or transferred for the remainder of the license period to any one (1) member of the partnership; provided, that the member obtains the consent of all of the other members of the partnership. The application for transfer or assignment shall be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the board that there has been compliance with the requirements of this subsection (b). No assignment or transfer shall become effective unless and until the endorsement of the transfer or assignment has been made on the face of the license by the commissioner and the license, so endorsed, has been returned to the assignee or transferee. All endorsements shall be made without payment of any fee.   Any license, except a temporary license, that has not been suspended or revoked, may, upon the payment of the renewal fee prescribed by this part, be renewed for an additional period of twenty-four (24) months from its expiration, upon the filing of an application for renewal, on a form to be prescribed by the board. The form shall include a statement to be completed by the applicant indicating all material changes from the original application for a license. A penalty fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per month, not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00), shall be assessed on any renewal application postmarked after the date of expiration. No renewal application shall be accepted more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the license.   A duplicate license may be issued for one lost, destroyed or mutilated upon application for a duplicate on a form prescribed by the board and the payment of the fee prescribed by this part. Each duplicate license shall have the word “duplicate” stamped across the face of the license and shall bear the same number as the one it replaces.
TN Code § 62-6-508 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-508. Requirements of Home Improvement Contracts

  Every home improvement contract shall:  Be in legible writing and contain the complete agreement between the owner and the home improvement contractor;   State the full names and addresses of all parties, the license number of the home improvement contractor, the date when executed by the parties and contain a description of the work to be done and the goods to be used;   Be completed in full without any blank spaces to be filled in after the contract is signed by the owner and clearly describe any other documents that are to be incorporated and shall contain the following notice directly above the space provided for the signature of the owner:  NOTICE TO OWNER: Do not sign this contract if blank. You are   entitled to a copy of the contract at the time you sign.    Contain the approximate dates when the work will begin and be substantially completed;   Contain the agreed upon consideration for the work;   Contain a notice that all home improvement contractors must be licensed by the board and that any inquiries about a contractor should be transmitted to the board's office;   Contain all other matters upon which the parties lawfully agree; and   Not contain any power of attorney to confess judgment.     No sales person, agent or employee of the home improvement contractor shall be authorized to make any changes in the agreement on behalf of the owner.   Contracts that fail to comply with the requirements of this section shall not be invalid solely because of noncompliance.
TN Code § 62-6-509 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-509. Grounds for Loss of License

  The board may refuse to issue or renew, or suspend or revoke a license under this part, if it finds that the applicant or licensee:  Has made a material omission or misrepresentation of fact on an application for a license;   Has failed to furnish information to the board concerning an application for a license as required by this part;   Lacks competence to engage in the home improvement business, as evidenced by work performed in a poor and unworkmanlike manner or when the work involved is inadequate or incomplete;   Has been convicted of a felony, is untrustworthy or not of good character;   Has consistently failed to perform contracts, has manipulated assets or accounts or has engaged in fraud or bad faith; or   Has violated this part or is performing or attempting to perform any act prohibited by this part.     In addition to or in lieu of any lawful action taken under subsection (a), the board may assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of this part. In determining whether to impose a civil penalty, the board shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the deleterious effect of the violation, any good faith on the part of the violator, and the violator's history of previous violations.   Notwithstanding the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, relative to the amount of civil penalties that may be imposed, the commission may impose a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) against any person who engages in unlicensed home improvement contracting.
TN Code § 62-6-511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-511. False Documentation

 Any person who accepts or receives a completion certificate or other evidence that performance of a home improvement contract is complete or satisfactorily concluded, with knowledge that the document is false and that the performance is not completed, or who utters, offers or uses the document in connection with the making or accepting of any assignment or negotiation of the right to receive any payment from the owner, under or in connection with a home improvement contract, or for the purpose of obtaining or granting any credit or loan on the security of the right to receive any payment, as mentioned in this section, knowing or having good reason to know the document to be false, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 62-6-512 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-512. Criminal Penalty

 Any person who owns, operates, conducts a home improvement business or procures a home improvement contract without a license pursuant to this part or who violates any of the provisions of this part, or having had a home improvement contractor's license suspended or revoked continues to engage in the business, commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each violation is deemed a separate offense.
TN Code § 62-6-513 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-513. Powers and Duties of Board

 In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere prescribed in this part, the board may:   Examine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses under this part;   Keep records of all licenses issued, suspended or revoked. These records shall be open to the public for inspection during regular business hours;   Promulgate rules and regulations with respect to license applications, investigation and examination of applicants and their qualifications and any other matters incidental or appropriate to the board's powers and duties as prescribed by this part and for the proper administration and enforcement of this part and to amend or repeal any of the rules and regulations;   Receive complaints from the public regarding home improvement contractors and maintain records of the complaints.
TN Code § 62-6-514 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-514. Issuance of Injunctions

 If the board concludes that any continuing conduct by any person alleged to be in violation of this part may result in substantial or irreparable harm to any citizen of this state, the board may seek a permanent or temporary injunction with respect to the conduct from the circuit or chancery court of any county in which the alleged violation is occurring or in which the violator has its principal place of business.
TN Code § 62-6-515 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-515. Administrative Procedures

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 62-6-516 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-516. Exemptions

  This part does not apply to the official transactions of an authorized representative of the United States or an instrumentality of the United States, any state or territory of the United States, any municipality or county of a state or territory or any instrumentality of a state or a political subdivision of an instrumentality of a state.   If home improvement contractors in a county are exempted from licensure under this chapter on July 1, 2007, due to a county exclusion, the legislative body of the county may, by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote, elect to make this part applicable in the county. Any county electing to come within this part shall so notify the board.
TN Code § 62-6-517 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-517. Citations — Service — Appeal — Settlement of Injuries Prior to License

  The executive director of the board, acting on behalf of the board, is authorized to issue citations against persons acting in the capacity of or engaging in the business of home improvement without a license in violation of this part. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the basis of the citation. Each citation shall contain an order to cease all violations of this part and an assessment of a civil penalty in an amount no less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).   The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to specify those conditions necessary to the issuance of a citation and the range of penalties for violations of this part.   The sanctions authorized by this part are in addition to any other remedies, civil and criminal, available to any person harmed by a violation of this part.   Service of a citation issued pursuant to this section may be made by certified mail at the last known business address or residence address of the person cited.   A citation issued pursuant to this section shall be issued by the executive director within one (1) year after the act or omission that is the basis for the citation.   Any person served with a citation pursuant to this section may appeal to the executive director by written notice postmarked within fifteen (15) working days after service of the citation with respect to violations alleged, scope of the order, or amount of civil penalty assessed. If a person cited timely notifies the executive director that the person intends to contest the citation, the executive director shall afford an opportunity for a contested case hearing pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. After all administrative appeals have been exhausted, the executive director may apply to the appropriate court for a judgment in an amount of the civil penalty, plus applicable court costs, and for an order to cease activities in violation of this part. A certified copy of the final order of the board, hearing officer, or administrative judge or a certified copy of the unappealed citation shall constitute a sufficient showing to warrant the issuance of the judgment and order. The executive director may waive part of the civil penalty if the person against whom the civil penalty is assessed satisfactorily completes all the requirements for, and is issued, a license as a home improvement contractor.   Any outstanding injury to the public shall be settled satisfactorily before a license as a home improvement contractor is issued.   Section 62-6-509(c) and this section do not apply to the construction, repair or replacement of detached permanent structures designed for the storage of tools, farm implements, lawn care machinery, bulk products and other such items.
TN Code § 62-6-518 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-518. Civil Penalty

  After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the board is authorized to impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation for a violation of § 62-6-510(3), (4) or (14). The penalty shall be in addition to any other penalty authorized pursuant to this part.   In addition to the civil penalty authorized pursuant to subsection (a), a violation of § 62-6-510(3), (4) or (14) shall be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of trade or commerce under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18; and, as such, the private right of action remedy under that act shall be available to any person who suffers an ascertainable loss of money or property, real, personal, or mixed, or any other article, commodity or thing of value wherever situated as a result of a violation.
TN Code § 62-6-519 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-519. Transfer of Staff

 The existing staff of the home improvement commission shall be transferred to the state board for licensing contractors.
TN Code § 62-6-520 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-520. Establishment of Subcommittee on Home Improvement Contractors

  There is established a subcommittee whose focus shall be related to issues concerning home improvement contractors. The subcommittee shall act as an advisory committee concerning home improvement contractors and report all findings and recommendations concerning licensure and disciplinary actions relative to home improvement contractors to the board; provided, that all final decisions concerning those actions shall be decided by the board.   All current members of the home improvement commission appointed pursuant to former § 62-37-116 [repealed] on or before July 1, 2007, shall serve as the initial subcommittee and the members shall serve until the term of the most recent appointee expires. The terms of every other member of the commission shall be extended to coincide with the expiration of the term of the most recent appointee. At the expiration of the terms, the subcommittee as constituted pursuant to this subsection (b) shall cease to exist, and the board shall appoint a new subcommittee of board members to focus on issues relating to home improvement contractors.   The members of the subcommittee shall receive the same amount of compensation and reimbursement as received by board members for each day actually spent in the performance of their official duties.   All issues concerning home improvement contractors shall be heard by the subcommittee, which shall, pursuant to subsection (a), report its findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition and action by the board concerning those findings and recommendations.
TN Code § 62-6-521 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 5 - Home Improvement Contractors|§ 62-6-521. Additional Subcommittees

  In addition to the appointment of a subcommittee established pursuant to § 62-6-520, the board shall appoint two (2) additional subcommittees in accordance with the following:  A subcommittee of board members whose focus shall be related to issues concerning home builders; and   A subcommittee of board members whose focus shall be related to general contractor issues dealing with commercial construction, including electrical, mechanical, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning.     Each subcommittee shall act as an advisory committee concerning their respective areas pursuant to subsection (a) and shall report its findings and recommendations concerning licensure and disciplinary actions and other substantive issues to the board; provided, that all final decisions concerning those actions shall be decided by the board.   The members of the subcommittee shall receive the same amount of compensation and reimbursement as they would receive for performing their duties as board members for each day actually spent in the performance of their official duties.
TN Code § 62-6-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 6 - Residential Roofing Services|§ 62-6-601. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Agent” means any officer, director, owner, employee, contractor or any other person authorized to act on behalf of a residential roofing services provider;   “Contract” means a contract in this state between a person and a residential roofing services provider for the provision of goods or services related to the repair or replacement of a roof system the costs of which the residential roofing services provider represents are to be paid, or are likely to be paid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy;   “Emergency repairs” means goods or services provided for the purpose of making urgent and necessary repairs to the roof system of residential real estate if, without such repairs, damage to the residential real estate would occur;   “Person” means an individual or entity;   “Residential real estate” means a new or existing building constructed for habitation by one to four (1-4) families, and includes the building's garage, even if the garage is detached from such building;   “Residential roofing services provider”:  Means a person in the business of contracting or offering to contract with owners of residential real estate to repair or replace roof systems, or the agent of such person; and   Does not mean a person engaged in the demolition of a structure or cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material; and     “Roof system” means a roof covering, roof sheathing, roof weatherproofing, roof framing, roof ventilation system, or insulation for residential real estate.
TN Code § 62-6-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 6 - Contractors and Contracting|Part 6 - Residential Roofing Services|§ 62-6-602. Cancellation of Contract if Claim or Contract Not Covered Loss Under Insurance Policy

  If a person enters into a contract and the person has received written notice from the person's insurer that all or any part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under an insurance policy, then the person may cancel the contract as provided in subsection (b).   To cancel a contract, a person shall:  Provide a written notice of cancellation to the residential roofing services provider prior to midnight on the third business day after receipt of a written notice of no or partial coverage from the insurer; and   Mail or deliver the written notice of cancellation to the residential roofing services provider at the business address, facsimile number, or electronic mail address provided by the residential roofing services provider pursuant to § 62-6-603.     A written notice of cancellation:  Need not contain particular language provided that it is signed and dated by the person and indicates, by any form of written expression, the intent of the person not to be bound by the contract; and   Shall be effective upon receipt by the residential roofing services provider. However, if the person:  Mails the written notice of cancellation, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the residential roofing services provider, then the cancellation is effective upon the date of the postmark; or   Delivers the written notice through electronic transmission properly addressed to the facsimile number or electronic mail address of the residential roofing services provider, then the cancellation is effective upon the time the person transmits the notice.