This law is scheduled to take effect in July of 09.What if a small contractor just works on an hourly (pay as you go) basis for customers. Can he avoid all this red tape which is geared toward regulating "contracts".Seems like alot of restrictive red tape for the small contractor.Thanks for your input.
      Answer1:Yea, Tom Corbett, The Attorney General of Pennsylvania? Great, meaning not so good.I dont really deal with these kinds of things, but I think it has to do with the "time and material jobs" The AGs office is more concerned with contractors that get paid and do not do the jobs they are contracted to do?But, to be safe alot of contractors that do work need to be Bonded & Insured. The problem with friends helping friends is it pissed off the contractors association, Unions and the Licensed Independent Contractors out there?Lets say you put up a ceiling fan in an apartment building and it falls off, splitting a 5 year olds head open. Whos fault is it now? Pennsylvania has the clause "Buyer Beware" It is the problem of the person that paid for the job to make sure the contractor was or is insured and bonded? Not anymore! "at least thats the way it sounds"With all the complaint out their and filed at the Attorney Generals office, New and more demanding rules are going to be applied?I know it sounds stupid?Even if you change a lite bulb and the house burns down at a later date, you as a home owner or a landlord could be trouble in the past?The new rules would make the IC or the worker become liable? If in fact the investigation pointed it in that direction?