New York does not require a statewide general contractor license — verification leans on entity registration, court records, OSHA citation history, and BBB complaints. Plus any local municipal licensing in your city. Groundcheck cross-checks all of these.
New York has no statewide general contractor license. NYC requires Home Improvement Contractor licensing through DCWP; other municipalities have their own registrations.
What we check
What we check for New York general contractors.
Local license standing
Where local licensing exists, status from the city or county building department.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for New York
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, Mechanic's liens, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Court filings & judgments, Entity standing (SOS), Registered agents, Building permits. Looked up live at the source: Federal tax liens, Attorney-general actions. Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Oversees construction projects across multiple trades, manages subcontractors, pulls permits, and is the primary licensee on residential and commercial builds-specific.
BBB complaints
Better Business Bureau complaint history and accreditation status.
Phoenix detection
Dissolved entities reopening under a new name at the same address.
Coverage
Verify general contractors in any New York city.
Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in New York; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: