{
  "result_type": "match",
  "entity": {
    "id": "plb_kobyhj36ms",
    "kind": "business",
    "canonical_name": "POTOMAC OUTDOOR LIVING LLC",
    "jurisdiction": "MD",
    "identifiers": {
      "license": "157964"
    },
    "address": {
      "city": "POTOMAC",
      "postal": "20854",
      "region": "MD"
    },
    "entity_type": "company",
    "contact_note": "Contact withheld: our copy of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) record is dated 2026-08-28, older than 30 days. The board's own record is current.",
    "human_page": "https://contractors.agentlookups.ai/md/contractor/157964-potomac-outdoor-living"
  },
  "complaint_route": {
    "url": "https://labor.maryland.gov/license/mhic/mhiccomp.shtml",
    "kind": "instructions_page",
    "guaranty_fund_url": "https://labor.maryland.gov/license/mhic/mhicfaqgf.shtml"
  },
  "as_of": "20260828T220844.220239121Z",
  "as_of_date": "2026-08-28",
  "freshness": {
    "source": "md-mhic",
    "as_of_date": "2026-10-26",
    "date_basis": "last_successful_fetch",
    "checked_date": "2026-10-26",
    "behind": false,
    "slow": true,
    "first_pass_complete": true,
    "note": "Maryland home improvement records were last checked between July 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026; our copy re-checks each record about every 150 days, so a license issued or changed since its last check may not show here. Check the agency's own lookup: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/OP_search/OP_search.cgi?calling_app=HIC::HIC_qselect",
    "official_lookup": "https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/OP_search/OP_search.cgi?calling_app=HIC::HIC_qselect"
  },
  "summary": [
    "The Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) snapshot dated 2026-08-28 shows license 157964 (CONTRACTOR/SALESMAN (CORP/PART)) listed as active in the board's public list of active licenses, expiring 2028-04-01. The issuing agency's live page is authoritative for today."
  ],
  "findings": {
    "courts": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "We do not index civil court records. The absence of findings here means nothing."
    },
    "discipline": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Disciplinary actions are not in this source's bulk file and are not yet indexed. Absence here means nothing."
    },
    "license": {
      "number": "157964",
      "credential": {
        "kind": "license",
        "label": "License",
        "note": "Check the exact classification and holder. An active record is not an endorsement or proof that this credential covers your job."
      },
      "source_label": "Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC)",
      "status": "active",
      "raw_status": "present in MHIC active-license public query",
      "classification": "CONTRACTOR/SALESMAN (CORP/PART)",
      "expires": "2028-04-01",
      "confidence": "verified",
      "provenance": {
        "source": "md-mhic",
        "snapshot_id": "20260828T220844.220239121Z",
        "observed_at": "20260828T220844.220239121Z",
        "raw_hash": "sha256:eaf14db3d1b012843b77d5a46dcd5589ee7f2682d917d875ee941d6e42ad8d9c"
      }
    },
    "liens": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Mechanics liens are not yet indexed. Absence here means nothing."
    },
    "permits": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "Permit activity is not yet indexed for this jurisdiction. Absence here means nothing."
    },
    "registration": {
      "status": "not_checked",
      "note": "No business registry is indexed for MD yet, so we could not look for a registration. Absence here means nothing."
    }
  },
  "official_lookup": "https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/OP_search/OP_search.cgi?calling_app=HIC::HIC_qselect",
  "coverage_note": "Maryland home improvement records were last checked between July 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026; our copy re-checks each record about every 150 days, so a license issued or changed since its last check may not show here. Check the agency's own lookup: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/OP_search/OP_search.cgi?calling_app=HIC::HIC_qselect",
  "terms": "Public occupational-license records (business and individually held), republished with sources. This is NOT a consumer report under the FCRA or state consumer-reporting laws, and must not be used for decisions about employment, credit, insurance, or housing. We never aggregate beyond the license record. The issuing agency's live page is authoritative.",
  "dispute_url": "https://contractors.agentlookups.ai/dispute"
}