OCABR Home Improvement Contractor Registry — source of record

Description

HIC registration lookup. Required for any contractor performing home improvement work on existing 1-to-4 unit residences in Massachusetts.

AUTHORITY: Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR)

Fields we extract

FIELD	EXAMPLE
HIC Registration Number	212937
Registrant Name	Stephen Mattson Construction LLC
Status	ACTIVE / EXPIRED / SUSPENDED
Expiration	08/22/2026
Complaint Count	0 / 2 resolved / 1 pending
Guaranty Fund Status	ELIGIBLE

Methodology

We query the OCABR public lookup by registrant name. Sole-proprietor and LLC variants are reconciled via address and operator history. The new contractorhub.mass.gov successor portal is reconciled nightly.

EDITOR’S NOTE

HIC violations are administratively assessed up to $5,000 per offense, plus potential criminal exposure for unregistered work over $1,000.