An owner-builder permit is pulled, but a paid person controls the work and offers contracting services to the owner. What should be checked?
Correct Answer
D) Whether the paid person is acting as a contractor and needs a license.
An owner-builder permit does not authorize an unlicensed paid person to act as a contractor for work requiring a license.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
An owner-builder permit does not authorize an unlicensed paid person to act as a contractor for work requiring a license.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Rely on the proposal paperwork without confirming current CSLB license authority.
Rely on the proposal paperwork without confirming current CSLB license authority. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for owner-builder and licensing.
Option B: Treat owner approval as a substitute for checking the contractor license record.
Treat owner approval as a substitute for checking the contractor license record. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for owner-builder and licensing.
Option C: Only whether the person calls themselves a coordinator.
Only whether the person calls themselves a coordinator. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for owner-builder and licensing.
Memory Technique
When permit clashes with does, let the contract speak before Reviewing Controller.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Owner-builder and licensing from CSLB licensing guidance; CSLB 2026 Law Book; California Business and. / Business and Professions Code contractor definition and licensing requirements; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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