| | 7.__Start and complete dates.__Contains the approximate | starting date and completion date of the home construction or | home improvement project; |
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| | 8.__Licensed contractor or sales person.__Is entered into with | a licensed home contractor or licensed home contractor | salesperson; |
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| | 9.__Notice.__Provides a notice in at least 14-point bold | typeface that gives the toll-free telephone number of the board | and states: |
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| STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT HOME CONTRACTORS AND HOME CONTRACTOR | SALESPERSONS BE LICENSED BY THE MAINE HOME CONTRACTOR LICENSING | BOARD IF THE TOTAL PRICE OF THE JOB IS $1,400 OR MORE, INCLUDING | LABOR AND MATERIALS. |
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| LICENSED HOME CONTRACTORS AND HOME CONTRACTOR SALESPERSONS ARE | REGULATED BY LAWS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. YOU MAY CONTACT | THE BOARD TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE HOME CONTRACTOR OR HOME | CONTRACTORS SALESPERSON HAS A VALID LICENSE.__THE BOARD HAS | COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF LICENSED CONTRACTORS, | INCLUDING ANY SUSPENSIONS, REVOCATIONS, COMPLAINTS AND RESOLUTION | OF COMPLAINTS. |
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| IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST A HOME CONTRACTOR OR HOME | CONTRACTOR SALESPERSON, YOU MAY CONTACT THE BOARD AT THE TOLL- | FREE NUMBER TO OBTAIN A COMPLAINT FORM AND FURTHER INFORMATION. | YOU MUST FILE ALL COMPLAINTS WITHIN 6 YEARS OF THE DATE OF THE | HOME CONSTRUCTION OR HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. |
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| | 10.__Description of work.__Includes a description of the work | to be performed and the materials to be used and a set of | specifications that can not be changed without the written | approval of the owner; |
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| | 11.__Amount due.__Includes the total amount due under the | contract; |
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| | 12.__Down payment.__Includes the amount of any down payment, | which can not exceed 1/3 of the total contract price; |
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| | 13.__Progress payments.__Includes a schedule of all progress | payments, if any progress payments are required, showing the | amount of each payment and the state of completion of the work to | be performed before the progress payment is made; |
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| | 14.__Release.__Includes a statement that upon satisfactory | payment being made for any portion of the work performed, the | home contractor shall, prior to any further payment being made, |
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