Questions people ask before they call

A primary qualifier (in Florida, the primary qualifying agent) is the licensed individual through whom a construction or electrical business holds its license. The company is licensed because the qualifier passed the exams, meets the experience and financial-responsibility requirements, and takes legal responsibility for supervising the company's work and finances. Most states that license contractors at the state level use the same concept under names like qualifying party, qualifying individual, RMO/RME or responsible managing individual.

Yes, in every state that licenses contractors through a qualifier, as long as the qualifier genuinely supervises and controls the work and the business affairs the license covers. What is not legal anywhere is 'renting' a license: lending a license number to a company the qualifier does not actually oversee. Licenseology exists to build the real version of the relationship, in writing, with a lawyer-prepared agreement that spells out duties, authority, compensation and exit.

Listing a license is free and searching the directory is free. When a qualifier and a company decide to work together, the Qualifying Agreement Package covers the attorney-prepared agreement and the board application. Application preparation, processing, license defense and CILB probation packets are priced separately; every price is on the services pages.

Arrangements range from a monthly fee, to a salary as an employee or officer, to an ownership interest in the company. The number depends on the license category, the state, the volume of work and how much supervision the role requires. Our team sees the market every day and will tell both parties what is typical before anyone commits.

All 50 states. Qualifier-based licensing is most common in Florida, Georgia, California, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Utah, Virginia, Oregon, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Hawaii, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Arkansas. In states that license general contractors locally or only license the trades, qualifiers are still needed for electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors, and our directory covers those licenses too.

Lawyers on our staff draft the qualifying agreement and the supporting documents, explain them to both parties, and revise them until both sides are comfortable. Our attorneys are licensed in Florida; for matters in other states we coordinate with local counsel where the state requires it, and we always encourage each party to have their own lawyer review the final agreement.

No. Public listings show a first name and last initial, the license category, state, type, years of experience and availability. Full names, license numbers and contact details are shared only when our staff make an introduction and both parties have agreed to it. Documents you upload are visible only to you and our staff.

Yes. Add every license you are willing to make available and choose the states you are open to. Many certified contractors qualify one company in Florida and are open to a second in another state they are licensed in.

Once an agreement is signed and the documents are in hand, the application itself is usually ready to file within a week. Board processing varies: in Florida a complete qualifying application typically takes four to eight weeks at the DBPR, and deficiency letters add time. We monitor the file and answer deficiencies within two business days.

Yes. Our licensure defense service responds to board complaints and represents contractors before probable-cause panels and in administrative hearings, and we prepare complete CILB probation packets for contractors on probation in Florida.