Hardship License - Request for Early Review
If you are seeking a Hardship License, please click the link below. Please read the criteria for a Hardship License and follow all instructions on the request form.
NOTE: Be sure to have a signed letter from the owner of the project (not the contractor) on their letterhead with their address and telephone information.
- Letter must include details of the project:
- Bid date
- Name or type of project
- Location and
- Describe the hardship
- The need to expedite license, such as:
- Specialized work is related to contractor’s experience
- The need for additional licensed contractors to obtain competitive bids, etc.
For a contractor to be reviewed prior to the next scheduled Board meeting, to obtain a new or revised license, they must meet the criteria as an undue hardship on the owner of the project (not the contractor) or be in the best interest of the public safety and welfare. See T.C.A. § 62-6-111(k)(3) and Rule 0680-1-.02(2).
Pursuant, T.C.A. § 62-6-109, Public Chapter 191, any applicant meeting the hardship criteria and approved, their license information must be posted on the Board’s website and ratified at the Board’s next scheduled meeting. The contractor will be issued a letter confirming approval and this may be used to act as a contractor until they receive the license certificate from the mail, which is not until after the Board meets. License certificates are issued and mailed after the full Board votes for approval and the license information will be available on the website after the Board meeting at: https://verify.tn.gov/ If the Board fails to ratify the license issuance, the contractor will be notified to cease contracting.