Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board

06/05/2026

Did you catch us on WSFA-TV? We're raising awareness about unlicensed home building activity. Watch it here.

Unlicensed home building activity and unlicensed advertising is a common problem across Alabama, according to the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board.

06/01/2026

Our offices will be closed on Monday, June 1, 2026 for a state holiday.

05/25/2026

Our offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026.

05/22/2026

Executive Director, Seth Gowan, had an opportunity to meet with the Home Builders Association Of Tuscaloosa, Inc. We appreciate all who could attend!

05/13/2026

To continue the work on the Alabama Residential Building Code, the Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council convened today. This effort was shaped by insightful contributions of several council members. We appreciate all of the council members' contributions. The Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board's executive director, Seth Gowan, and chairman, Bill Deloney, are shown in this photo.

05/06/2026

For information on preparing for severe weather, click the link below.
https://www.ready.gov/severe-weather

If your residential property is damaged by the storm, use our handy tool to lookup whether the person you could hire to perform repairs is licensed. To verify licensure status, visit our website and click here. https://alhobv7prod.glsuite.us/GLSuiteWeb/Clients/ALHOB/Public/LicenseeSearch.aspx

Severe weather may be the initial threat, but it could transition into more of a flooding threat as we move into the evening. Storms will produce heavy rainfall and could move over the same areas. Here is the probability that rainfall will exceed flash flood guidance.

05/06/2026

Happy National Skilled Trades Day, from NAWIC to you!

05/06/2026

The annual education conference of COAA - Code Officials Association of Alabama kicked off this week, and we're sharing more ways our code officials can keep homeowners safe. Executive director, Seth Gowan, brought the opening message to this years attendees.

04/27/2026

Our offices will be closed in observance of a state holiday.

Confederate Memorial Day

04/24/2026

On Monday, April 27, 2026 our offices will be closed in observance of a state holiday.