New York
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
In short
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issues 1 permit we publish for New York, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Improvement Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to you | New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection | A new license runs $100, $75, $50 or $25 depending on where the application falls within the two-year licensing cycle; renewal is a flat $100, plus a $50 exam fee. Applicants also enroll in a $200 Trust Fund or post a $20,000 surety bond in its place. | up to 2 years — every license expires February 28 of odd-numbered years, regardless of issue date | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Home Improvement Contractor License
This is a DCWP license specific to New York City, separate from the fact that New York State itself has no statewide general contractor license at all. Because every license shares the same February 28 expiration regardless of when it was issued, the fee itself steps down through the two-year cycle to reflect how much coverage a late-cycle applicant is actually buying.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Phone
- 311
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- New York City — Home Improvement Contractor LicenseNew York City Department of Small Business Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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