New York does not require a statewide handyman 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 does not license handymen at the state level. NYC requires Home Improvement Contractor licensing through DCWP for any residential improvement work.
What we check
What we check for New York handymen.
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. Performs minor repair, maintenance, and installation work across multiple trades, typically at sub-contractor-threshold project values-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 handymen in any New York city.
Search a handyman or contractor entity anywhere in New York; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: