General contractor · Seattle, WA

Bret Hartman Yard & Home Care

Active Washington registration BRETHHY852N7 · per L&I records

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Is Bret Hartman Yard & Home Care Licensed?

Washington L&I records list Bret Hartman Yard & Home Care with registration number BRETHHY852N7 and status ACTIVE, valid until Aug 28, 2027. The business address on file is in Seattle, WA 98117.

License Details

License #: BRETHHY852N7
Status: ACTIVE
License type: Construction Contractor
Specialty: General
First effective: Aug 27, 2015
Expires: Aug 28, 2027
Business type: Individual
UBI (state business ID): 600528559
City: Seattle, WA 98117

Bond and Insurance on File

Surety bond: $30,000 · Contractors Bonding & Insurance Co
Effective Aug 28, 2025 · Until Canceled
Liability insurance: $1,000,000 · Contractors Bonding & Insuranc
Expires Aug 27, 2027

What Active Status Means

The registration is current: L&I has a bond and liability insurance on file and the term has not ended. ACTIVE is necessary but not sufficient, so also check the expiry date, the bond and the insurance below.

Can this business work under this registration? Can work while it stays active.

The registration has 301 days left before it expires on Aug 28, 2027. Check that date against your project timeline.

All status codes are explained in Washington Contractor License Statuses Explained.

How This Record Compares in Seattle

Bret Hartman Yard & Home Care has held registration BRETHHY852N7 for 11.2 years. The median for the 2,643 active general contractors with a Seattle address is 6.2 years, and 928 of them have held their registration for 10 years or more, so this registration is among the longer-held ones. 383 of them registered in the last 12 months.

99% of these Seattle records have a surety bond on file and 100% have liability insurance on file. The median insurance amount on file is $1,000,000; this business lists $1,000,000, which is equal to that median. Insurance amounts are what the insurer reported to L&I; they are not a rating of the business.

Record Timeline

Aug 27, 2015: Current registration BRETHHY852N7 took effect.
Aug 28, 2025: $30,000 surety bond with Contractors Bonding & Insurance Co took effect.
Oct 30, 2026: Our copy of the L&I record was taken.
Aug 27, 2027: Contractors Bonding & Insuranc liability policy on file expires.
Aug 28, 2027: Registration expires unless renewed.

Checks for General Contractors

General contractors must file a $30,000 surety bond (RCW 18.27.040, effective July 1, 2024). This record lists a $30,000 bond. See General vs Specialty Contractor Registration in Washington.
Use a general contractor when the project involves more than one trade. Subcontractors on your job must be registered too.
Compare bids on scope, schedule and payment terms, not just the total.
More detail: How to Choose a General Contractor in Washington.

How to Verify This Contractor

Use the Confirm on L&I Verify button and search registration BRETHHY852N7 or UBI 600528559. The status there is the official one.
Check that the name on your bid or contract matches Bret Hartman Yard & Home Care exactly (a individual).
On L&I Verify, look for bond claims, lawsuits and any newer registration.
Ask for a certificate of insurance sent directly by the insurer, and compare it with the Contractors Bonding & Insuranc policy on file.

A full walkthrough is in How to Check a Contractor License in Washington.

Record data as of Oct 30, 2026, from the Washington L&I contractor file.

Accuracy notice. Data from Washington L&I open data (public domain, PDDL), not affiliated with any government. Records change; confirm on the official L&I Verify tool before hiring. Search other businesses with the Washington contractor license lookup.

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