Puerto Rico Handyman License Requirements
Puerto Rico requires state registration or licensing with no small-job dollar exemption.
(registration) - Puerto Rico's Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO) keeps a mandatory Registro de Contratistas under Ley Num. 146 of August 10, 1995 for any natural or juridical person in the business of building homes or doing home improvement/repair work; registration requires an annual bond (fianza) scaled to gross volume.
"El Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor en cumplimiento de la Ley 146 de 10 de agosto de 1995, ha diseñado un Registro de Contratistas donde toda persona natural o jurídica, que se dedique al negocio de la construcción de viviendas (residencias), así como a realizar medidas,"
Source: daco.gobierno.pr · checked November 2, 2026
Who regulates this
Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO) - Registro de Contratistas (Ley 146-1995; Reglamento Num. 8172); Departamento de Estado - LLCs.
Source: daco.gobierno.pr · checked November 2, 2026
Does Puerto Rico license general and residential work?
(registration) - Puerto Rico's Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO) keeps a mandatory Registro de Contratistas under Ley Num. 146 of August 10, 1995 for any natural or juridical person in the business of building homes or doing home improvement/repair work; registration requires an annual bond (fianza) scaled to gross volume.
Source: daco.gobierno.pr · checked November 2, 2026
Registration
DACO Registro de Contratistas (Ley 146-1995, Reglamento 8172): application form DACO Rev. Non-official sources (leads only) cite a $20,000 bond - not confirmed.
Source: docs.pr.gov · checked November 2, 2026
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