A remodel contract says work will begin 'soon' and finish 'when materials arrive.' What should be corrected before signing?
Correct Answer
D) Add the required start or approximate start timing and completion date.
CSLB home improvement guidance requires the contract to provide schedule information, including completion date, rather than vague timing.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
CSLB home improvement guidance requires the contract to provide schedule information, including completion date, rather than vague timing.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Delete all schedule language to avoid promises.
Delete all schedule language to avoid promises. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for project contracts.
Option B: State that the owner must guess the completion date.
State that the owner must guess the completion date. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for project contracts.
Option C: Let the field superintendent set dates after demolition, with the final date filled in only after demolition starts.
Let the field superintendent set dates after demolition, with the final date filled in only after demolition starts. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for project contracts.
Memory Technique
Project Contracts square for Reviewing Residential: scope, authority, price, paper.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Project contracts from CSLB 2026 Law Book; CSLB Home Improvement Contracts / Business and Professions Code Section 7159; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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