Contractor software ready for Rockland's new contractor law.
Rockland rewrote its home improvement contractor law in 2026. BuilderVP already does what it asks of your paperwork: a signed written contract with your license number on it, your warranty in the wording, and every change order signed by the client.
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New job in New City, NY 10956
From the address alone
| Line | New CityNY 10956 |
|---|---|
| Tax areaPub. 718 | Rockland Countycode 3921 |
| Rate chargedPub. 718 | 8.375%with the commuter tax |
| License on the contractCounty and city law | Rockland Countyhome improvement contractor license |
| Notices on the contractGBL 771, PPL 428 | Mechanic’s lien, deposits, the right to cancelwith the cancellation form |
| Held back untilProposal check | Start and completion dates, insurance and deposit details are in |
| After signingForm ST-124 | Certificate of Capital Improvementsigned by the client, countersigned by you |
What Rockland County asks of your paperwork, and what BuilderVP does with it.
A new law
The County Legislature adopted Chapter 286, Home Improvement Contractors, on April 14, 2026, replacing the 1984 chapter. The county's Director of Consumer Protection grants the licenses.
In BuilderVPYour Rockland license number goes in Settings once and prints on every contract.
What a contract needs
A contract over $500 is written and signed by everyone on it, carries at least a one year workmanship warranty and shows your license number. Added work over $500 needs a written change order both sides approve.
In BuilderVPYour contract wording, warranty included, is written once and goes on every contract. Change orders are signed by the client and frozen with the signature.
Sales tax
Rockland jobs are taxed at 8.375% under reporting code 3921, including the commuter district tax.
Sources: Publication 718, Form ST-124
In BuilderVPThe rate comes from the job's ZIP code, and a capital improvement gets its ST-124 from the signed contract.
And everywhere in New York
The contract
BuilderVP writes those notices into every New York home improvement contract and keeps them there whatever your own wording says. A contract is held back until its start date, substantial completion date, insurance carrier and deposit details are filled in.
Deposits
Each job chooses escrow or a bond, and the contract says which, with your bank or bond details filled in from Settings.
A contract signed at the home
Every New York contract in BuilderVP carries the statement and the form, and the homeowner can also cancel from their project portal inside the three days.
How BuilderVP handles New York's rules, with every county's sales tax rate.
From the first call to the final invoice.
1
Book the visit
Calls, texts, forms and online booking land in one inbox with the lead source on them.
2
Draw the job
Load a RENDR scan or a floor plan and place your own catalog items where they go.
3
Price it
The estimate fills in from your catalog, with every quantity naming where it came from.
4
Sign it
Present on the iPad and have the proposal and contract signed at the table.
5
Build it
Order the materials, put the crew and subs on the schedule, log each day from the field app, and invoice from the same job.
Questions from Rockland County contractors
Does the new Rockland law change my contracts?
It asks for a written signed contract, your license number on it, a one year workmanship warranty and written change orders. The chapter phases in some of its violations six months after it takes effect. Have your attorney confirm your wording, then BuilderVP puts it on every job.
Who issues building permits in Rockland?
The town or village the job is in: Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangetown, Ramapo or Stony Point, or a village with its own building department.
Nearby
Sources
- Rockland County Code, Chapter 286, Home Improvement ContractorsRockland County Legislature, via eCode360
- Publication 718, New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, effective March 1, 2025New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Form ST-124, Certificate of Capital ImprovementNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- General Business Law section 771, home improvement contractsNew York State Senate
- Home Improvement Fact SheetNew York State Office of the Attorney General
- Lien Law section 71-a, home improvement contract paymentsNew York State Senate
- Personal Property Law section 428, the buyer's right to cancel a sale made at homeNew York State Senate
BuilderVP is software, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change; each one here links to the office that publishes it. Have your attorney review your contract wording once, and BuilderVP keeps it on every job.
Bring a Rockland County job you are pricing now.
We will draw it, price it from your catalog and build the proposal with you in BuilderVP, in about thirty minutes.