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CSLB unanimously approves treating ADUs as home improvement to tighten payment protections
Summary
The board voted 10-0 to add accessory dwelling units to the definition of 'home improvement,' extending down-payment and progress-payment protections to ADU projects and directing staff to pursue legislative sponsorship and consumer education materials.
The Contractors State License Board voted unanimously (10-0) to sponsor legislation that would add accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to the definition of "home improvement" in Contractors Law, a change staff said would subject ADU projects to existing limits on down payments and progress payments.
Board staff told members the proposal responds to a substantial number of consumer complaints in which homeowners paid large sums but received little or no ADU construction. "Including ADUs in the…
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