All complaints must be filed against licensed contractors using one of these forms: Property Owner-Complaint form Res and Small Comm (​you must give the contractor a 30-day Pre-Complaint Notice)​ Prime Contractor Complaint form Res and Small Comm. Subcontractor and Material Supplier Complaint Form. Employee Complaint Form.
Generally, Oregon law requires anyone who works for compensation in any construction activity involving improvements to real property to be licensed.
If you are aware of unlicensed contractors working on Active jobsites that are located IN Oregon, you can report the activity to the CCB. A field investigator may follow up on the reported activity.
The Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) sets standards for all commercial activities involving the establishment, management, or harvesting of trees on Oregon's non-federal forestlands. Oregon law gives the Board of Forestry primary responsibility to interpret the FPA and set rules for forest practices.
When an unlicensed contractor is discovered by an owner, they must then contend with a litigious opponent and a court system that won't look kindly on them, not to mention the CCB. The penalty for contracting without a license in Oregon jumps up to $5,000 per offense when an owner has filed a complaint for damages.
Generally, Oregon law requires anyone who works for compensation in any construction activity involving improvements to real property to be licensed.
Projects that do not require a license from the CCB include gutter cleaning, power & pressure washing, debris clean up (yard or construction site), and handyman work on projects with a contract value of $1,000 or less.
Oregon rules make it very difficult to work as a handyman without a CCB license. Any handyman that performs work valued at or above $1,000 must be licensed by the CCB. Handymen must also be licensed by the CCB if they produce any form of advertisements, including business cards.