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SUFFOLK COUNTY HOME
IMPROVEMENT LICENSE EXAM
WITH 100% CORRECT AN SWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1: According to Section 563-1, what is the
purpose of licensing persons engaged in home improvement in Suffolk County?
CORRECT ANSWER: The County Legislature finds and
determines that the health, safety, and general welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will be enhanced if provision is made for the licensing of persons engaged in home improvement.
Question 2: Per Section 563-2, what does the term
"Business" include?
CORRECT ANSWER: Occupation, profession, trade,
craft, or any other calling for hire.
Question 3: Who is defined as the "Commissioner" or
"Director" in Section 563-2?
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CORRECT ANSWER: The Commissioner of the
Department of Consumer Affairs.
Question 4: According to Section 563-2, what is a
"Consumer"?
CORRECT ANSWER: An individual who buys or leases
or agrees to buy or lease consumer goods or services or credit, including a co-guarantor or surety.
Question 5: What are "Consumer goods, services, credit,
and debts" as defined in Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: Those which are primarily for
personal, household, or family purposes.
Question 6: How is a "Contract" defined in Section 563-
2?
CORRECT ANSWER: An oral or written agreement
contained in one or more documents for the performance of work and includes all labor, goods, and services.
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Question 7: What constitutes "Deceptive Trade Practices"
under Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: Any false, falsely disparaging, or
misleading oral or written statement, visual description, which has the capacity, tendency, or effect of deceiving or misleading consumers or the consuming public and is made in connection with a contract, preparation of or performance of a work estimate or invoice, in the extension of consumer credit, or in the collection of consumer debts.
Question 8: What does "Engages" mean as per Section
563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: The undertaking, offering to
undertake, solicitation, or agreement to perform a contract.
Question 9: Who is considered a "Licensee" under
Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: A person permitted to engage in a
business licensed pursuant to the provisions of the appropriate article of this chapter.
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Question 10: How is a "Person" defined in Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: Includes the definition contained
in section 37 of the General Construction Law of the State of New York, as well as an individual, partnership, or other entity.
Question 11: What is a "Temporary License" according to
Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: A license issued to a person for a
period of time to perform work in accordance with the conditions as specified by the Director, provided that the holder thereof pays the required license fee.
Question 12: What defines an "Unconscionable Trade
Practice" in Section 563-2?
CORRECT ANSWER: Any act or practice which
unfairly takes advantage of the lack of knowledge, ability, experience, or capacity of the consumer or which results in a gross disparity between the value received by a consumer and the price paid by the consumer.