Recent legislation created the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. Please take note of the following timeline regarding licensure in Georgia. NOTE: Governor Perdue, on April 20, 2006, signed House Bill 1542 into law extending the deadlines as follows:

 01/01/2006 - 12/31/2006: Examination exemption applications are being accepted

 01/01/2007: Reciprocity applications and applications for licensure by examination will begin being accepted

 01/01/2008: Licensure will be required for the practice of contracting in Georgia

 


 

This notice is to inform the public of changes to O.C.G.A. 8-2-130 and 8-2-160 (The Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act and Installation of Manufactured and Mobile Homes). Revisions to the Georgia law were necessary to bring Georgia into compliance with the National Manufactured Home Improvement Act of 2000 with respect to manufactured home installation and installation inspections. These sections require that all mobile/manufactured home permits be obtained by a Georgia licensed installer.

 If you have any questions, please call the City of Waycross’ Department of Community Improvement at (912) 287-2944 or Ware County Planning & Codes at (912) 287-4379.