Erwin v. Craft

This is an appeal in a contract action brought by a homeowner against an unlicensed home improvement contractor. The homeowner sued for rescission of the contract and return of progress payments made, alleging that the contractor’s failure to have a license put him in violation of the District of Columbia’s Home Improvement Licensing Law (“Licensing Law”) and Regulations. 1 The trial court found in favor of the homeowner.

On appeal, the contractor claims that the Licensing Law does not apply to this contract because the District of Columbia’s Department of Housing and Community Development…