Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142A, § 9 (2026)

Registration of contractors or subcontractors

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Section 9. (a) No contractor or subcontractor shall undertake, offer to undertake, or agree to perform residential contracting services unless registered therefor with the approval of the office of consumer affairs and business regulation.

(b) It shall be the duty of the director to issue and deliver a certificate of registration to all applicants who have been approved for registration.

(c) In the case of registration by a corporation or partnership, an individual shall be designated to be responsible for the corporation's or partnership's work. The corporation or partnership and its designee shall be jointly and severally liable for: the payment of the registration fee, the payment to the fund, as required herein, and for violations of any provisions of this chapter, including actions by the registrant's employees, subcontractors or salespersons.

(d) Each applicant for registration shall submit to the director a completed copy of an application form supplied by the director and necessary supporting documents, along with the fees required by section 11; provided, however, that the applicants shall be given the option to pay any registration fee or fund fee using a major credit card.

(e) Prior to approving any application for registration or renewal conforming to the requirements of this chapter, the director shall refer identifying information regarding an applicant to the department of criminal justice information services, which shall obtain criminal offender record information but shall transmit to the director only information regarding any conviction of the applicant of gross fraud or cheat at common law, as defined in section 76 of chapter 266.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: Reddish v. Bowen, 849 N.E.2d 901 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006).

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Reddish v. Bowen, 849 N.E.2d 901 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “The principal of Andrews is registered in the Commonwealth as a home improvement contractor as provided in G. L. c. 142A, § 9, and the company is bound by the provisions of that statute.”

Mark Bombara Interior Design v. Bowler, 844 N.E.2d 616 (Mass. 2006). · cites it 2× “142A, § 17, for (a) Bombara’s failure to disclose that he was not a contractor registered under G. L. c. 142A, § 9, (b) Bombara’s failure to provide a written contract that complied with G.”

Lucas v. Lyle (In Re Lyle), 334 B.R. 324 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2005). “Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 142A, § 9 (2002) provides "[n]o contractor .”

Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Falco Constr. Corp., 493 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D. Mass. 2007). “The plaintiff cites to one decision from the Massachusetts Superior Court in which the judge states that "M.G.L. c. 142A, Section 9(c) clearly indicates that .”

Capstone Bldg. & Constr., LLC v. Payne, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 215 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2009). · cites it 8× “14, for leave to file a third-party complaint against one Peter Cahill (“Cahill”), as the purported designee of Capstone under G.L.c. 142A, §9(c), on the ground that he is or may be liable to her.”

Heinrichs v. Ricciardi, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 44 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2008). · cites it 5× “The defendant Michael Ricciardi is RCC’s president and the person designated by the corporation as the individual responsible for its work under G.L.c. 142A, §9. A dispute arose concerning the work, and it is alleged that RCC abandoned the project.”

Williams v. Perrault, 2011 Mass. App. Div. 180 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2011). “142A violation, Perrault admitted during trial that he held, at the time in question, no other Massachusetts certification except as a home improvement contractor, G.L.c. 142A, §9 (registration requirement), but that he ran electrical wiring under the kitchen cabinets to install…”

Bostwick v. 44 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, Mass (D. Mass. 2019). “), in which Plaintiff sought a determination of an alleged violation of the bankruptcy court’s automatic stay by Classic Group, “pose[d] a series of questions as to the joint and several liability under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142A, § 9 of the individual defendants,” and requested…”

Scott-Everett v. PHH Mortg. LLC (D. Mass. 2024). “, Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 142A, § 9 (“No contractor or subcontractor shall undertake, offer to undertake, or agree to perform residential contracting services unless registered therefor with the approval of the office of consumer affairs and business regulation.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142A, § 9(c) — 2 cases

Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Falco Constr. Corp., 493 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D. Mass. 2007). “The plaintiff cites to one decision from the Massachusetts Superior Court in which the judge states that "M.G.L. c. 142A, Section 9(c) clearly indicates that .”

Capstone Bldg. & Constr., LLC v. Payne, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 215 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2009). “14, for leave to file a third-party complaint against one Peter Cahill (“Cahill”), as the purported designee of Capstone under G.L.c. 142A, §9(c), on the ground that he is or may be liable to her.”

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