Verify any general contractor in Pennsylvania for free. Groundcheck pulls Pennsylvania Attorney General (Home Improvement) license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.
Pennsylvania requires Home Improvement Contractor registration with the AG for residential general contracting over $5,000/year. No statewide commercial GC license exists.
Licensing boardPennsylvania Attorney General (Home Improvement)
License classHome Improvement Contractor
Trigger thresholdRequired for residential work over $5,000 per year
What we check for Pennsylvania general contractors.
State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the PA general contractor licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Pennsylvania
Held and checked: Licence status, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Entity standing (SOS), Building permits, Workers' comp coverage. Looked up live at the source: Mechanic's liens, Court filings & judgments. 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 Pennsylvania city.
Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in Pennsylvania; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: