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Dealing with CSLB (California Contractors LIcensing Board)
Found it awkward that CLSB rejected my Landscape Contractor license application despite having an undergrad degree encompassing Landscape Design as well as Horticulture, plus over 5 years experience out of state (recently relocated here from my hmetown, NYC) in landscaping!
What they are requiring is WORK PERMITS for the jobs I've done in the past 5 years. Who pulls work permits for replacing lawns with mulch, for resurfacing driveways, and for installing Pavers?
Their rejection letter appears to suggest my only recourse is to locate a 'QUALIFIER' who has at least 4 years journeyman experience, to qualify my landscaping contractor company. so, in the interim, i can only do jobs that total $500 which is basically nothing since just a truckload of MULCH here in socal can easily add up to over $500 and the CA laws in my opinion are so outdated since $500 maximum in labor+materials means handymen can only do tiny jobs like painting, yard cleanup, garbage hauling.
(Come to think if it, even garbage loading & hauling easily goes over $500 for just 10 tons of trash here in socal)