Does a home improvement salesperson need an MHIC license?

Work it through

You're the contractor. Pick what you'd do, then see how each choice plays out.

Brenda Hayes

Your salesperson who goes door-to-door generating leads

Listen

1. ASuspend Brenda from all sales activities immediately until she obtains her salesperson's license. Review all contracts she's signed — they may be voidable
   Correct

   Under COMAR 09.08.01.05, salespersons must hold their own MHIC salesperson's license. Operating with an unlicensed salesperson makes YOU liable for their violations. Every contract Brenda signed may be legally deficient. You should have verified her license before hiring. Now: stop all sales activity, have her apply for licensing (the salesperson exam is 35 questions), and review every contract she's handled.

2. BLet her keep selling while she applies for the license — you can't afford the downtime
   Wrong

   Every day Brenda sells without a license is another day of violations accumulating under YOUR license. If a homeowner she signed discovers she was unlicensed, the entire contract can be challenged. The MHIC will hold you responsible — COMAR 09.08.01.07 says salespersons represent the contractor. Their violations are your violations. Stop the bleeding.