# License qualifier

A term used when buying hvac.

The named individual whose contractor license the business legally operates under.

If the qualifier is the seller, the license loses its qualifier at closing, and states give only a short window to name another: ninety days in California and sixty in Florida. A buyer either becomes the qualifier, which usually means years of documented experience and an exam, or hires one and keeps them, which is a salary and a retention problem, not a signature. Settle which of the two it is before the [LOI](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/loi), because the answer can change the price or end the deal.

Part of: Buying an HVAC Business (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-an-hvac-business)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-an-hvac-business/terms/license-qualifier
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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