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

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

Michigan's small-job figure is $600. The exact wording below decides whether a job fits. City of Port Huron: no general business/contractor license found; Building Department (100 McMorran Blvd) permits require a licensed contractor (or owner-occupant); city income tax filing applies to business income earned in the city. If the job is in Port Huron Charter Township, the township's business licensing ordinance (Ch. 10) and township building department apply instead.

Handyman License Requirements in Port Huron, MI

By Ray Duke, Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Michigan rules checked November 2, 2026 · Port Huron local rules checked November 8, 2026

City of Port Huron: no general business/contractor license found; Building Department (100 McMorran Blvd) permits require a licensed contractor (or owner-occupant); city income tax filing applies to business income earned in the city. If the job is in Port Huron Charter Township, the township's business licensing ordinance (Ch. 10) and township building department apply instead.

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Port Huron requirements

Source link: porthuron.org · porthuron.org · cms9files.revize.com · 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

None found on official sources

Name: No city contractor license/registration found; Building Department (100 McMorran Blvd) issues permits to licensed contractors (state license) or the owner-occupant homeowner
Trigger: Permit-required work (windows, doors, siding, roofs, interior/exterior alterations, decks, etc.) must be pulled by a licensed contractor unless owner-occupant

"Please note, a homeowner may only pull permits in lieu of a licensed contractor if they are the registered legal homeowner, the home is the primary residence and they reside in the house."

Source: porthuron.org · checked November 8, 2026

County: St. Clair 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.