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Property Tax Exemption
California Law provides a property tax exemption for qualified solar energy systems. California Revenue and Taxation Code, section 73. 73. (a) Pursuant to the authority granted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 2 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, the term "newly constructed," as used in subdivision (a) of Section 2 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, does not include the construction ...
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Solar Sales Registration
The Contractors State License Board requires that all home improvement sales people register as a Home Improvement Sales Person at the Contractors’ State License Board - solar and non solar. For more information, visit the Contractors’ State License Board for more information (www.cslb.ca.gov). A home improvement salesperson is defined in the law as a person who is employed by a licensed contractor to solicit, sell, negotiate, or execute contracts for home ...
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Contractors’ License
In California, the Contractors’ State License Board tests and issues licenses for individuals and businesses to perform construction work. The following is an excerpt from the Contractors’ State License Board website describing when a license is required and some of the risks associated with working with an unlicensed contractor: In California, anyone who contracts to perform work on a project that is valued at $500 or more for labor and materials ...
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Solar Shade Control
California has had a Solar Shade Control Act Law in Statute that was first enacted in the early 1980s. In 2009 this law was amended to restrict enforcement of the Act only if the neighbor receives a notice that a solar energy system will be installed that they might shade if they plant trees or remodel their building. Criminal enforcement of the Act was also removed in the amendment. The Shade Control Act ...
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Business Practices
Solar works, Scam Artists don’t – from the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) Solar works. Solar products are available for your home or business that will produce electricity, heat water for your household uses, and heat your pool. There is no reason why any reputable company needs to oversell or hype the benefits of solar energy. Many solar companies in California have been selling and installing solar systems for decades. Most companies started up their solar ...
