Virginia · Remodeling licensing · official-source guide
Virginia licenses remodeling at the state level through the Board for Contractors at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The firm needs a Class A, B, or C license sized to project value, plus the residential building contractors classification or the home improvement contracting specialty. Experience and a board-approved exam sit with a named qualified individual.
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Virginia licenses remodeling work at the state level. The Board for Contractors, housed in the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, issues the license. DPOR states that the Board licenses businesses engaged in the construction, removal, repair, or improvement of facilities on property owned by others. No Virginia city or county issues its own remodeling contractor license. Localities issue building permits and local business licenses, and the Board issues the contractor license. Section 54.1-1103 of the Code of Virginia says no person shall engage in, or offer to engage in, contracting work in the Commonwealth unless licensed under Chapter 11 of Title 54.1. The words "offer to engage" matter to a remodeler who starts bidding kitchens before the license clears. DPOR explains that a contractor license has two parts. The class of license, A, B, or C, sets the monetary value of contracts and projects you may perform. The classification or specialty sets the type of work allowed. A remodeler needs both parts to line up with the jobs being sold. A Class C license with the wrong specialty is as useless on a sunroom addition as no license at all. The license is issued to the firm. DPOR's contractor firm application covers Class A, B, and C business entities and sole proprietors, not individuals. The Board also licenses tradesmen separately, and licenses firms performing residential building energy analysis. DPOR publishes a licensing section telephone line at (804) 367-8511 and a board office line at (804) 367-2785 for the Board for Contractors.
Section 54.1-1100 of the Code of Virginia sets the class thresholds by project value. Class A contractors perform or manage construction, removal, repair, or improvements when the total value in a single contract or project is $150,000 or more, or when the total value of all such work undertaken in any 12-month period is $1 million or more. Class B covers a single contract or project of $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, or $250,000 or more but less than $1 million in any 12-month period. Class C covers a single contract or project over $1,000 but less than $30,000, or less than $250,000 in any 12-month period. Below $1,000 in a single project, Class C is not triggered by that first test. The statute defines value as fair market value, and says that when improvements are performed or supervised by a contractor, the contract price is prima facie evidence of value. For a remodeler this means the class follows the scope you sign, not the scope you planned. A Class C holder who signs a $62,000 whole-floor remodel has signed outside the class. Section 54.1-1115 treats contracting for or bidding upon work without the proper class of license as defined in Section 54.1-1100 as a prohibited act. The 12-month aggregate test catches high-volume remodelers who keep every single ticket small. Watch both tests, because either one can push a growing remodeling firm from Class C to Class B.
Two Board designations carry residential remodeling. Regulation 18VAC50-22-30 defines home improvement contracting, abbreviated HIC, as the service that provides for repairs or improvements to dwellings and townhouses as defined in the Uniform Statewide Building Code, or structures annexed to those dwellings or townhouses. The same regulation says HIC does not provide for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or gas fitting functions. It also says HIC does not include new construction functions beyond the existing building structure, other than decks, patios, driveways, and utility out buildings that do not require a permit under the USBC. That sentence is the fence around a HIC remodeler. A bump-out addition that extends the building structure is outside it. Regulation 18VAC50-22-20 defines residential building contractors, abbreviated RBC, as contractors whose contracts include construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition of dwellings and townhouses as defined in the USBC, including accessory buildings or structures on such property. RBC also excludes electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and gas fitting services, and does not allow work on commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental structures outside dwellings and townhouses. The regulation states that the RBC classification includes the functions carried out by several specialties, including home improvement contracting, concrete contracting, masonry contracting, painting and wallcovering contracting, roofing contracting, swimming pool contracting, and industrialized building contracting. A remodeler who wants additions and gut rebuilds applies for RBC. A remodeler staying inside existing walls can run on HIC.
Virginia attaches experience to named people inside the firm, not to the company itself. Under 18VAC50-22-40, a Class C firm must name a qualified individual for every classification or specialty it seeks. That person must be at least 18, must have a minimum of one year of experience in that classification or specialty, and must be a full-time employee or a member of responsible management. A member of responsible management must complete a board-approved basic business course. Under 18VAC50-22-50, a Class B firm needs a qualified individual with a minimum of three years of experience in the classification or specialty, plus a designated employee who has passed a board-approved examination as required by Section 54.1-1108 or who has been exempted under Section 54.1-1108.1. Under 18VAC50-22-60, a Class A firm needs a qualified individual with a minimum of five years of experience, plus a designated employee who passed the examination required by Section 54.1-1106 or who is exempt under Section 54.1-1108.1. The designated employee must also be at least 18 and must be a full-time employee or a member of responsible management. Each class carries a disclosure load. Class C firms report three years of outstanding past-due debts and judgments, tax obligations, bond defaults, and bankruptcies. Class B reports four years and Class A reports five years. All applicants disclose, under Section 54.1-204, every non-marijuana misdemeanor conviction within three years of application and every felony conviction. Prior contractor licenses in Virginia or elsewhere, and any discipline on them, must also be disclosed.
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Remodeling designations sit on the examination side rather than the certification side. Regulation 18VAC50-22-61 lists the classifications and specialties that require a specific prerequisite credential, and home improvement contracting and residential building contractors are not on that list. Under 18VAC50-22-40, 18VAC50-22-50, and 18VAC50-22-60, a qualified individual for any classification or specialty not named in 18VAC50-22-61 must have completed a board-approved examination. The trades a remodeler subcontracts are the ones with hard credentials. Regulation 18VAC50-22-61 requires a master electrician tradesman license for the ELE classification, a master plumber tradesman license for PLB, a master HVAC tradesman license for HVA, and a master gas fitter license for GFC. Section 54.1-1100 states that the Board shall require a master tradesmen license as a condition of licensure for electrical, plumbing, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractors. Regulation 18VAC50-22-80 says the examination fee is set by contract with an outside vendor and that the current examination will not exceed a cost of $200 per element to the candidate. DPOR identifies PSI as its testing vendor in notices on the Board for Contractors page. Regulation 18VAC50-22-300 requires prelicense education courses to be approved by the Board before first offering, to cover business principles related to the standards of conduct in 18VAC50-22-260 B, and to be six hours in length. Distance learning versions must include testing procedures that verify completion.
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Regulation 18VAC50-22-100 sets the Board for Contractors application fees. A Class C initial license is $235 with the license application. A Class B initial license is $380. A Class A initial license is $400. A temporary license is $60, due with the license application and the applicable initial license fee. A residential building energy analyst firm license is $240. Three change filings are $125 each: change of designated employee, change of qualified individual, and addition of a classification or specialty. That last one matters to a remodeler adding HIC to an existing license or moving up to RBC. The same regulation states that, in accordance with Section 54.1-1119 of the Code of Virginia, a $25 Recovery Fund assessment is also required with each initial license application. No Recovery Fund assessment is required for a residential building energy analyst firm license, a change of designated employee, a change of qualified individual, or the addition of a classification or specialty. Regulation 18VAC50-22-100 also states that all fees required by the Board are nonrefundable. DPOR repeats that on its fees page and adds that no prorated refund is awarded if you forfeit a license before it expires. DPOR also states that payments returned for insufficient funds carry a $50 service charge and will result in license suspension if not replaced within 10 days. DPOR's Board for Contractors page notes a separate technology fee of $7.25 per year on certain fees effective July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2030.
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Virginia asks Class A and Class B applicants to prove they can stand behind the work financially. Regulation 18VAC50-22-50 requires a Class B firm to submit information on its financial position and, excluding any property owned as tenants by the entirety, to verify a net worth or equity of $15,000 or more. The firm proves it one of three ways: a completed financial statement with supporting documentation, a financial statement reviewed by a certified public accountant, or a CPA audit. In lieu of that requirement, the firm may obtain a $50,000 surety bond on the Board's bond form. Regulation 18VAC50-22-60 applies the same structure to Class A with a higher number. A Class A firm must verify a net worth or equity of $45,000, again excluding property owned as tenants by the entirety, through a completed financial statement with supporting documentation, a CPA-reviewed statement, or a CPA audit, or may instead obtain a $50,000 surety bond on the Board's bond form. DPOR's Board for Contractors page lists both a Financial Statement Form and a Surety Bond Form and states that these are required of Class A and Class B applicants only, and that the applicant selects one form to verify net worth or equity. Regulation 18VAC50-22-40 sets no net worth or bond figure for Class C. One consequence of choosing the bond: DPOR states that a claimant holding a judgment against a bonded contractor must seek recovery through the bond.
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Read the Board's own regulations before you assume a state insurance minimum. Regulation 18VAC50-22-40, 18VAC50-22-50, and 18VAC50-22-60 set out the entry requirements for Class C, Class B, and Class A contractor licenses, and none of them states a general liability insurance figure. The insurance proof the Board does name sits elsewhere: 18VAC50-22-130 C requires an applicant for renewal of a residential building energy analyst firm license to submit proof of insurance. For workers compensation, Section 65.2-101 of the Code of Virginia excludes from the definition of employee the employees of any person, firm, or private corporation that has regularly in service less than three employees in the same business within the Commonwealth, unless those employees and their employer voluntarily elect to be bound. The statute also excludes casual employees and domestic servants, and excludes farm and horticultural laborers unless the employer regularly has in service more than three full-time employees. A remodeling crew that grows past that line is inside the system. Section 54.1-1111 B of the Code of Virginia ties the state license to local business licensing. A contractor applying for or renewing a business license in any locality under Chapter 37 of Title 58.1 must furnish, before issuance or renewal, either satisfactory proof of a DPOR license or certificate, or a written statement supported by an affidavit that the contractor is not subject to licensure. Private general liability limits remain a matter of contract with owners and general contractors.
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Regulation 18VAC50-22-110 states that licenses issued under the chapter expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued, as indicated on the license. Regulation 18VAC50-22-130 requires the completed renewal form and appropriate fees to be received within 30 days of the expiration date, and states plainly that licenses are not valid during the 30-day grace period. A remodeler who keeps selling during those 30 days is selling unlicensed. Applications and fees arriving after the 30-day window are processed as reinstatements. Regulation 18VAC50-22-130 also requires renewal applicants to continue meeting the full entry qualifications in 18VAC50-22-40, 18VAC50-22-50, or 18VAC50-22-60 for their class. Regulation 18VAC50-22-140 sets renewal fees at $220 for Class C, $260 for Class B, and $270 for Class A, with a $30 Recovery Fund assessment also required with each contractor license renewal. A residential building energy analyst firm renewal is $220. Regulation 18VAC50-22-170 sets reinstatement at $460 for Class C and $550 for both Class B and Class A, and states that each of those amounts includes the renewal fee from 18VAC50-22-140, with the Recovery Fund assessment also required. The same regulation states that no reinstatement will be permitted once two years from the expiration date of the license have passed. Regulation 18VAC50-22-120 says DPOR mails a renewal notice to the last known address of record and that failure to receive it does not relieve the licensee of the obligation to renew. Regulation 18VAC50-22-230 requires any name change or change of address of record to be reported in writing within 30 days.
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Regulation 18VAC50-22-70 is short. Firms originally licensed in a state with which the Board has a reciprocal agreement, or whose eligibility criteria are substantially equivalent, may obtain a Virginia contractor's license in accordance with the terms of that agreement. The regulation names no states and sets no fee of its own, so a remodeler crossing into Virginia from Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, or West Virginia should ask Board staff which path applies before quoting work. Two statutory exemptions sit alongside it. Section 54.1-1108.1 of the Code of Virginia provides an exemption from the examination requirement, which 18VAC50-22-50 and 18VAC50-22-60 both reference for the designated employee. DPOR's Board for Contractors page also publishes an Expedited Class A License Application with its own eligibility guidelines, and a Universal License Recognition application for residential building energy analyst individuals. Section 54.1-1103 A adds a rule for teams: before a joint venture engages in, or offers to engage in, contracting work in the Commonwealth, either each contracting party of the joint venture must be licensed under Chapter 11, or a license must be obtained in the name of the joint venture. An out-of-state remodeler partnering with a Virginia firm on a single large project should read that sentence twice. DPOR also publishes a Certification Request Form, which it describes as official license information often requested by other states for verification. That is the form a Virginia remodeler uses when applying outward rather than inward.
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Section 54.1-1115 of the Code of Virginia lists prohibited acts that constitute the commission of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The first is contracting for, or bidding upon, the construction, removal, repair or improvements to or upon real property owned, controlled or leased by another person without a license or certificate, or without the proper class of license as defined in Section 54.1-1100 for the value of work to be performed. Also on that list: attempting to practice contracting except as the chapter provides, presenting or attempting to use another person's license, giving false or forged evidence to the Board, impersonating another or using an expired or revoked license, and receiving or considering a bid from someone the awarding authority knows is not properly licensed. Subsection B adds a fine not to exceed $500 per day for each day the person is in violation, on top of the Class 1 misdemeanor penalties, and makes unlicensed work a prohibited practice under Section 59.1-200 when the violation involves a consumer transaction under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Subsection C is the one that empties a remodeler's receivables: a construction contract entered into by a person working without a valid Virginia contractor's license is not enforceable by that contractor unless the contractor gave substantial performance in good faith and did not have actual knowledge a license was required. Failure to renew creates a rebuttable presumption of actual knowledge. Section 54.1-111 adds a civil penalty of at least $200 and not more than $5,000 per violation, capped at $25,000 per year, plus cease and desist authority, and makes a third conviction within 36 months a Class 6 felony.
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Regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 8 makes it a prohibited act for anyone engaged in residential contracting to fail to use a legible written contract clearly specifying the terms and conditions of the work, excluding subcontractors to the contracting parties and those doing routine maintenance or service contracts. The regulation defines residential contracting as construction, removal, repair, or improvements to single-family or multiple-family residential buildings, including accessory-use structures. Before work starts or payments are accepted, the contract must be signed by both the consumer and the licensee or the licensee's agent. Subsection B 9 lists the minimum contents: when work is to begin and the estimated completion date; a total cost statement matched to the contract type, meaning a total project cost for a standard total value project, the cost-plus type with a cap the total dollar amount cannot exceed, or a fixed price for labor plus materials cost on time and materials; the amounts and schedule for progress payments including a specific statement on the down payment; a listing of specified materials and work the consumer requested; a plain-language exculpatory clause on events beyond the contractor's control; assurance the contractor will comply with local permit, inspection, and zoning requirements; disclosure of the cancellation rights of the parties; the consumer's signed acknowledgment of the DPOR statement of protection; the contractor's name, address, license number, class of license, and classifications or specialty services; a statement that any change to cost, materials, work, or completion date must be written and signed by all parties; and notice of the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund with claim contact information. Subsection B 10 requires prompt delivery of a fully executed copy before work begins, and B 11 requires keeping all contract documents five years from the contract date.
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A remodeler who sells at the kitchen table is selling under the Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act. Section 59.1-21.3 of the Code of Virginia gives the buyer the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase that complies with Section 59.1-21.4. Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice to the seller at the address stated in the agreement, and a mailed notice counts when it is deposited properly addressed with postage prepaid. The notice needs no particular form. Section 59.1-21.2 defines a home solicitation sale as a consumer sale or lease of goods or services in which the seller personally solicits the sale, or solicits by telephone or electronic means, at a residence other than the seller's own, without prior invitation or appointment, and the buyer's agreement or offer is given there. It excludes cash sales of less than $25, sales under a preexisting revolving charge account, and sales made pursuant to prior negotiations between the parties. Section 59.1-21.4 requires the seller to obtain the buyer's signature on a written agreement containing a statement of the buyer's rights and a notice of cancellation. That statement must appear on the front side of the contract, or immediately above the buyer's signature, in bold face type of a minimum size of ten points, under the conspicuous caption "BUYER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL." Any waiver is void except under a signed, dated emergency request. DPOR publishes a Consumer Protections Statement form it describes as required for residential door-to-door solicitations.
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Regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 4 makes it a prohibited act to publish, or cause to be published, any advertisement relating to contracting that contains an assertion, representation, or statement of fact that is false, deceptive, or misleading. That rule reaches a remodeler's website, paid search ads, truck lettering, and written estimates alike, because it is written about the advertisement rather than the medium. Section 54.1-111 A of the Code of Virginia adds two limits on wording. It is unlawful to make use of any designation provided by statute or regulation to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence without being duly licensed, and unlawful to make use of any titles, words, letters, or abbreviations which may reasonably be confused with such a designation without being duly licensed. Applied to remodeling, a firm holding only the home improvement contracting specialty should not present itself as a residential building contractor, because RBC is a Board classification with its own scope under 18VAC50-22-20. A Class C holder should not advertise or bid projects priced into the Class B band, since Section 54.1-1115 treats bidding without the proper class as a prohibited act. The license number itself has one clearly sourced home: regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 9 i requires the contractor's name, address, license number, class of license, and classifications or specialty services in the written residential contract. Putting the same line in the footer of a website and on written estimates costs nothing and makes the DPOR lookup easy for a homeowner comparing bids.
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Virginia keeps the contractor license at the state and pushes code enforcement down to the locality. Section 36-98 of the Code of Virginia directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt a Uniform Statewide Building Code and states that the code supersedes the building codes and regulations of counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions, and state agencies. The same section says the USBC supersedes local ordinances applicable to single-family residential construction that regulate dwelling foundations or crawl spaces, require specific building materials or finishes, or require minimum window area or numbers of windows. Section 36-105 places enforcement of the Building Code for construction and rehabilitation on the local building department and requires a local board of building code appeals inside each one. Section 54.1-1111 A then links permits to licensure. Anyone applying to a building official or other permit-issuing authority of a county, city, or town must furnish, before the permit issues, either satisfactory proof of a DPOR license or certificate or a written statement that the applicant is not subject to licensure, plus satisfactory proof that local taxes or license fees have been paid. It is unlawful for the building official to issue the permit otherwise, and an official who violates the section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. So in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Arlington, Alexandria, Richmond, and Fairfax County, a remodeler pulls permits from that locality's building department and carries that locality's business license, while the contractor license itself stays with the Board for Contractors in Richmond. Local fee schedules and zoning overlays vary, so confirm them locality by locality.
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DPOR describes the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act as relief for eligible consumers who have incurred losses through the improper or dishonest conduct of a licensed residential contractor, supported entirely by assessments paid by licensed contractors rather than tax revenue. Eligibility starts with a judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction in Virginia against an entity licensed by the Board, based on improper or dishonest conduct. DPOR states that the term covers only the wrongful taking or conversion of money, property, or other things of value involving fraud, material misrepresentation, or conduct constituting gross negligence, continued incompetence, or intentional violation of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, and that it does not include mere breach of contract. The contract must involve the consumer's residence located in Virginia. A claimant holding a judgment against a bonded contractor must seek recovery through the bond. DPOR states that state law limits a single claim to $30,000 and multiple claims involving the same contractor to $100,000 per biennium, prorated if claims exceed that ceiling, and that the Fund pays no interest or punitive damages but may include court-awarded attorneys' fees and court costs. Section 54.1-1119 B sets the minimum Fund balance at $400,000 and directs the Board to assess regulants at renewal when the balance falls short. For verification, DPOR runs a public License Lookup page where a homeowner can check a remodeler's license before signing. Point customers to it directly. A license number printed on the estimate plus a working lookup link removes the main excuse a hesitant homeowner has for stalling.
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These are common details other guides publish about Virginia, but we could not verify them from the agency source. Confirm them directly before relying on them.
Yes. The Board for Contractors, inside the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, licenses firms doing construction, removal, repair, or improvement on property owned by others. Section 54.1-1103 bars engaging in or offering to engage in contracting work without that license. Cities and counties handle permits and business licenses, not the contractor license.
Class B. Section 54.1-1100 puts a single contract or project of $30,000 or more but less than $150,000 in Class B. Class C stops at projects under $30,000. Class A starts at $150,000 or more in a single contract. Annual volume also matters, since each class carries a separate 12-month aggregate test.
Regulation 18VAC50-22-30 limits home improvement contracting to repairs or improvements to dwellings and townhouses and annexed structures, and excludes new construction beyond the existing building structure except certain decks, patios, driveways, and permit-free outbuildings. Regulation 18VAC50-22-20 gives residential building contractors the wider scope, including remodeling, demolition, and accessory buildings.
No. Regulation 18VAC50-22-30 states the HIC specialty does not provide for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or gas fitting functions. Regulation 18VAC50-22-20 excludes the same services from the RBC classification. Those classifications require master tradesman licenses under 18VAC50-22-61, so a remodeler uses licensed trade contractors for that work.
Regulation 18VAC50-22-100 sets initial license fees at $235 for Class C, $380 for Class B, and $400 for Class A, with a temporary license at $60. Adding a classification or specialty costs $125. A $25 Recovery Fund assessment is required with each initial application under Section 54.1-1119. All fees are nonrefundable.
Only as an alternative to proving net worth, and only for Class A and Class B. Regulation 18VAC50-22-50 requires $15,000 net worth or equity for Class B, and 18VAC50-22-60 requires $45,000 for Class A. Either firm may instead obtain a $50,000 surety bond on the Board's bond form. Class C has neither requirement.
Regulation 18VAC50-22-110 says licenses expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued. Regulation 18VAC50-22-130 gives a 30-day window after expiration to renew and states licenses are not valid during that grace period. Renewal fees run $220 for Class C, $260 for Class B, and $270 for Class A.
Section 54.1-1115 makes contracting for or bidding upon work without the proper class a Class 1 misdemeanor, and adds a fine up to $500 for each day in violation. The contract also becomes unenforceable by an unlicensed contractor unless there was substantial good-faith performance without actual knowledge a license was required.
Regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 9 requires start and estimated completion dates, a total cost statement matched to the contract type, progress payment amounts and down payment, specified materials and work, an exculpatory clause, a permit compliance assurance, cancellation rights, your license number and class, a written change-order clause, and Recovery Fund notice.
Section 59.1-21.3 gives the buyer until midnight of the third business day after signing to cancel a home solicitation sale. Section 59.1-21.4 requires the cancellation statement in bold face type of at least ten points under the caption BUYER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL, on the contract front or immediately above the signature.
Regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 9 i requires the contractor's name, address, license number, class of license, and classifications or specialty services in the written residential contract. Regulation 18VAC50-22-260 B 4 separately bars false, deceptive, or misleading advertising about contracting, which applies to websites, estimates, and printed ads alike.
DPOR describes it as relief for consumers who lost money through a licensed residential contractor's improper or dishonest conduct, funded entirely by assessments on licensed contractors. A Virginia court judgment is required first. DPOR states a single claim is limited to $30,000, with claims against one contractor capped at $100,000 per biennium.
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