Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Fraser, MI?

Q: Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Fraser, MI?

Michigan's small-job figure is $600. The exact wording below decides whether a job fits. Fraser has no general business license for a handyman (the Clerk's business license covers pawn/secondhand/junk dealers). Any contractor pulling permits in Fraser must register with the Building Department: $15/yr, valid 1 year, needs state license + insurance, PIN issued for BS&A online permits.

Handyman License Requirements in Fraser, MI

By Ray Duke, Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Michigan rules checked November 2, 2026 · Fraser local rules checked November 2, 2026

Fraser has no general business license for a handyman (the Clerk's business license covers pawn/secondhand/junk dealers). Any contractor pulling permits in Fraser must register with the Building Department: $15/yr, valid 1 year, needs state license + insurance, PIN issued for BS&A online permits.

Fraser requirements

Source link: micityoffraser.com · frasercitymi.gov · frasercitymi.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

None found on official sources

Name: City business license (Clerk) covers pawnbroker/secondhand/junk/precious-metal dealers only
Office: City of Fraser City Clerk's Office

"Business License Application ... PREVIOUS PAWNBROKER, SECOND HAND, JUNK DEALER OR PRECIOUS METAL LICENSE DENIED, REVOKED, OR SUSPENDED? (2026 application packet; ordinance Ch. 18.5/20.5 covers pawnbrokers, secondhand and junk dealers)"

Source: frasercitymi.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

Depends

Name: City of Fraser Contractor Registration (Building Department, via BS&A Online)
Applies when: CONDITIONAL
Trigger: Required for all contractors (other than homeowners) pulling permits in the city; $15/year; requires driver's license, state license and insurance

"All contractors (other than homeowners), are required to register with the City of Fraser. The registration fee is $15.00 and is valid for 1-year from date of registration."

Source: micityoffraser.com · checked November 2, 2026

County: Macomb County

The Michigan rule

Regulator: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes - Residential Builders' and Maintenance & Alteration Contractors' licensing (Article 24, Occupational Code). Trades: LARA Bureau of Construction Codes under the Skilled Trades Regulation Act (2016 PA 407).

$600

Michigan job-size figure

MCL 339.2403(f): no license needed for 'A person that is working on 1 undertaking or project by 1 or more contracts, if the aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00.' Strictly LESS THAN $600 (so $600.00 exactly requires a license). Exemption void if the work is part of a larger operation or split into contracts under $600 to evade the act. Other exemptions: owner for own use/occupancy; rental-property owner for maintenance/alteration of own rental; subs working solely under contract with a licensed builder/M&A contractor; licensed electrical/plumbing/mechanical contractors within their trade.

What counts toward it: labor+materials

"A person that is working on 1 undertaking or project by 1 or more contracts, if the aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00."

Source: legislature.mi.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

Individual Residential Builder or Individual M&A Contractor license application $195 per LARA form BCC-2000 (relicensure $185); 60-hour LARA-approved prelicensure course required (waivable in some cases) plus state exam. No separate state registration tier found.

Source: michigan.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Forming an LLC in Michigan

State filing fee: $50.