Groundcheck/Massachusetts/Painter License
Painter verification · Massachusetts

Check painter license in Massachusetts.

Verify any painter in Massachusetts for free. Groundcheck pulls Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation — HIC license status, entity registration, court judgments, OSHA citations, and BBB complaints. Findings link to the official record. The contractor is never notified.

Verify a Massachusetts painter
MA Painter licensing requirements

Massachusetts painter licensing.

State license required

Massachusetts requires Home Improvement Contractor registration through OCABR for residential painting work.

Licensing boardMassachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation — HIC
License classHome Improvement Contractor (HIC)
What we check

What we check for Massachusetts painters.

State license standing
Active, lapsed, revoked, or expired status from the MA painter licensing board.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Massachusetts
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, State tax liens & warrants, Stop-work orders, Building permits. Looked up live at the source: Court filings & judgments. Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Performs interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, drywall repair, and protective coating work on residential and commercial buildings-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 painters in any Massachusetts city.

Search a painter or contractor entity anywhere in Massachusetts; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in:

Don’t hire a painter blind in Massachusetts.

One search. Six record classes. A clear verdict in about 90 seconds.

Verify a Massachusetts painter