Do you need a general contractor license in Minnesota?
Yes, a license. In Minnesota, a residential building contractor or residential remodeler who builds or improves homes of one to four families for an owner by providing two or more special skills must be licensed by the commissioner of labor and industry. A residential roofer must hold a residential roofer, residential building contractor or residential remodeler license. The license is not required of an owner who builds or improves a home the owner occupies or will keep as a rental, a specialty contractor who provides only one special skill, a person whose gross annual receipts from the licensed work do not exceed $15,000 and who holds a certificate of exemption, a mechanical contractor, or a person in a trade with its own statewide license working in that trade. Cities and counties can add their own licensing on top of the state’s. This is Minn. Stat. §§ 326B.805, 326B.802.
| What | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| General contractors | State residential building contractor or remodeler license |
Source
Minn. Stat. §§ 326B.805, 326B.802
Read the statute in the Minnesota Statutes (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): revisor.mn.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
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