Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Harrison Charter Township, MI?

Q: Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Harrison Charter Township, MI?

Michigan's small-job figure is $600. The exact wording below decides whether a job fits. Harrison Charter Township (Macomb Co.) requires state-licensed contractors to register with the Building Department ($20; $15 mech/plumbing) before taking permits; registration expires with the state license. Official site: https://www.harrisontownshipmi.gov/departments/building_inspections/applications_forms_2.php. No general township business license was found.

Handyman License Requirements in Harrison Charter Township, MI

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

Harrison Charter Township (Macomb Co.) requires state-licensed contractors to register with the Building Department ($20; $15 mech/plumbing) before taking permits; registration expires with the state license. Official site: https://www.harrisontownshipmi.gov/departments/building_inspections/applications_forms_2.php. No general township business license was found.

Harrison Charter Township requirements

Source link: cms2.revize.com · harrisontownshipmi.gov · harrisontownshipmi.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

Our check could not confirm this from an official page, so we don't state it. Ask the city or county office.

Local contractor or handyman license

Depends

Name: Contractor / Licensee Registration (Harrison Township Building Department)
Applies when: CONDITIONAL
Trigger: Required to pull building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits in the township; registrant must hold a current Michigan contractor license. Fee $15 mechanical/plumbing, $20 all others; expires with state license.

"APPLICATION & CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION Mechanical or Plumbing FEE - $15.00 All others FEE - $20.00 ... TOWNSHIP REGISTRATION EXPIRES WITH STATE REGISTRATION. ... 1. COPY OF THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE"

Source: cms2.revize.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.