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Handyman License Requirements in Auburn, AL

By , Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Alabama rules checked November 12, 2026 · Auburn local rules checked November 5, 2026

Anyone conducting business in Auburn needs a City of Auburn business license from the Revenue Office (334-501-7239) before starting. Contractors pay a flat fee ($155 general, $105 subcontractor) plus 1/4 of 1% of gross construction receipts. Every person on a job site should be an employee of a licensed contractor or hold an Auburn contractor business license. Employers also withhold Auburn's 1% occupational license fee on pay earned in the city.

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Auburn requirements

Anyone conducting business in Auburn needs a City of Auburn business license from the Revenue Office (334-501-7239) before starting. Contractors pay a flat fee ($155 general, $105 subcontractor) plus 1/4 of 1% of gross construction receipts. Every person on a job site should be an employee of a licensed contractor or hold an Auburn contractor business license. Employers also withhold Auburn's 1% occupational license fee on pay earned in the city.

Source: auburnal.gov · checked November 5, 2026

Local business license

Required

  • Name: City of Auburn Business License
  • Trigger: Any company or person conducting business in Auburn, before starting; expires December 31 each year
  • Office: City of Auburn Revenue Office, City Hall, 144 Tichenor Ave, Suite 5; (334) 501-7239
  • Fee: First-year fee $105 with a few exceptions; contractors see contractor_license
"The first year license fee, with a few exceptions, is $105"

Source: auburnal.gov · checked November 5, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

Required

  • Name: Auburn contractor business license
  • Trigger: Contractor or subcontractor work in Auburn; each person on site is an employee of a licensed contractor or holds this license
  • Office: City of Auburn Revenue Office
  • Fee: $155 general contractor or $105 subcontractor, plus 1/4 of 1% of gross construction receipts
"At the time the license is issued, general contractors pay a flat fee of $155; subcontractors pay a flat fee of $105."

Source: auburnal.gov · checked November 5, 2026

County: Lee County

The Alabama rule

Regulator: Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board (residential); Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (commercial/public, pools); Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors; Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board; Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors

$10,000
Alabama job-size figure

Ala. Code 34-14A-2(16): a residential home builder license is required 'when the cost of the undertaking exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000)' - i.e., $10,000.00 or less is exempt; over $10,000 requires a license. Residential roofers: license required when cost of the undertaking exceeds $2,500. Owners working on their own residence/real estate are exempt.

What counts toward it: labor+materials (statute: 'total cost of the materials, labor, supervision, overhead, and profit')

"or the repair, improvement, or reimprovement thereof, to be used by another as a residence when the cost of the undertaking exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term includes a residential roofer when the cost of the undertaking exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)."

Source: hblb.alabama.gov · hblb.alabama.gov · checked November 6, 2026

State registration

No separate state handyman registration found. Residential roofer licensees must submit a $10,000 license/permit bond naming the Board as obligee (HBLB FAQ).

Source: hblb.alabama.gov · checked November 6, 2026

Insurance and bond

HBLB law does not require insurance to get a license, but Ala. Code 34-14A-19 requires a residential home builder to tell the homeowner in writing, before work starts, whether it carries liability insurance. If insured, builder and homeowner may sign or initial with no witness; if not insured, both sign and one witness chosen by the homeowner attests (as amended by Act 2026-320). Roofers: $10,000 license/permit bond.

Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · checked November 12, 2026

Forming an LLC in Alabama

State filing fee: $200.

Source: sos.alabama.gov · checked November 6, 2026

What to do, in order

  1. Read the Alabama rule and confirm with Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board (residential); Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (commercial/public, pools); Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors; Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board; Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors.
  2. Line up the Auburn items listed on this page.
  3. Get your insurance and rate in place before the first paid job.

Nearby places

Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.