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Licences, contracts, deposits and protection plans. 5 items, each with key facts and sources.
- Choosing a sewer contractor in Westchester
The county licence card, a camera video, a signed contract, the permit in the contractor's name and a sane deposit: the checks that matter before a sewer job starts.
- Westchester plumbing and home improvement licences, in plain terms
Two county licences cover most sewer work: the plumbing licence from the Board of Plumbing Examiners and the home improvement licence. Yonkers has its own.
- New York's rules for home improvement contracts and deposits
State law sets the written-contract threshold, the cancellation window and where your deposit must sit. Westchester adds its own advice on top.
- Sewer line protection plans: what to check before buying one
Rye and Yonkers point residents to an optional private repair plan. How such a plan differs from a homeowners backup endorsement, and what to ask first.
- Ten questions to ask before signing a sewer repair contract
A sewer contract should answer ten questions in writing, from the plumber's county licence number to who fixes the lawn. The rules behind each one.