How can I tell if my handyman is licensed in Georgia?

In Georgia, there is no statewide handyman license to verify. Georgia allows handyman work under $2,500 without a contractor license. Projects over $2,500 require a Residential or General Contractor license. This means "is my handyman licensed" has a different answer here than in states like California or Florida, where every handyman must hold a state license.

What to verify instead: (1) Local jurisdiction. Many Georgia cities and counties require handymen to register or hold a local contractor license. Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta typically have local building-department registration requirements. Check the city's building department website.

(2) Business entity status. Even without a trade-specific license, the handyman's business should be registered with the Georgia Secretary of State (https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/). The entity status should be active or in good standing — not dissolved, withdrawn, or administratively revoked.

(3) Public-record history. Court judgments, mechanics' liens, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints are the strongest trust signals when there's no state license to anchor verification. A handyman with multiple recent judgments or an unresolved lien is a hard stop.

Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) pulls all three categories in under 90 seconds. For trades without statewide licensing like handymen in Georgia, the public-record verdict is the trust verdict. The contractor is never notified.

Detailed Georgia handyman rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/handyman/georgia.