You called a specialist. You called your neighbor's GC. Both promised they can build your backyard unit. Both sound confident. Neither one volunteered a clean answer about which state license actually covers the job.
This post walks through exactly which California license matters for your project, who legally pulls the permit, and where the liability sits when something goes sideways....
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