§ 517-1. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Consumer Affairs.

DEPARTMENT

The Suffolk County Department of Consumer Affairs.

HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING

Excluding work in the electrical and plumbing fields as defined by Chapter 563, Licensed Occupations, Article XI, Electricians and Plumbers, § 563-126, of the Suffolk County Code, any repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement or addition to residential property, and includes but is not limited to painting of residential structures, carpentry, fencing, driveways, exterminating, flooring, ductwork for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, masonry, roofing, siding, swimming pools, and waterproofing, as well as other improvements to structures or upon land which is part of residential property, including landscaping and arboriculture, which as used herein shall mean tree sprayers, tree pruners, tree stump removers and all other tree services; but this definition shall not include the construction of a new home or work done by a contractor in compliance with a guaranty of completion on new residential property or the sale of goods by a seller who neither arranges to perform nor performs, directly or indirectly, any work or labor in connection with the installation of or application of the goods or improvements to residences owned by or controlled by any government subdivision.

[Amended 12-15-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 9-15-2011 by L.L. No. 49-2011]

HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR

A person who engages in home improvement contracting upon residential property.

INSTRUMENTALITY OF AN OFFENSE

A vehicle, and the tools of the trade contained therein, the use of which contributed directly and materially to the commission of an offense as described in this article.

[Added 8-4-2004 by L.L. No. 27-2004]

OFFENSE

The failure of a home improvement contractor, who has engaged in any home improvement contracting, to comply with the licensing requirements contained in Article II of Chapter 563 of the Suffolk County Code.

[Added 8-4-2004 by L.L. No. 27-2004]

PERTINENT COMPLAINT

A complaint based upon a home improvement contract, filed by a consumer within six years of the making of such contract.

SALESMAN

Any individual who negotiates or offers to negotiate a contract for a home improvement contractor with an owner or solicits or otherwise endeavors to procure a contract from any owner on behalf of a home improvement contractor, whether or not such an individual is an employee of the home improvement contractor.

Amended 10-23-1990 by L.L. No. 37-1990