Home inspector license requirements by state

Passing scores on the National Home Inspectors Examination and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Standards and Ethics Examination. Both tests must be completed with 18 months before applying for a home inspector license.

Regardless of the issue date, licenses expire at midnight on December 31st of the current year.

Registration Fee: $250.00

New Homes OR Joint Registration - All four National Examinations required: • Residential Building Inspector • Residential Electrical Inspector • Residential Mechanical Inspector • Residential Plumbing Inspector

Registrations are issued for a two-year period and expire on June 30 of even-numbered years, regardless of the date of issuance, except registrations issued within 90 days of the expiration date which are issued to the next biennial expiration date.

Evidence of successful completion of 84 hours of classroom training or an equivalent course

Evidence of successful completion, within two years before the date of application, of the National Home Inspector Examination

All certified home inspectors shall provide proof of financial assurance at the time of each annual certification renewal.

Initial registration fee, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

An applicant for initial home inspector registration not applying under 17 CAR § 200-103 or 17 CAR § 200-504 shall have successfully completed eighty (80) hours of qualifying education in a course of study pursuant to 17 CAR § 200-507. (B) All qualifying education must be completed within the three-year period immediately preceding the date of application for initial home inspector registration.

An applicant for initial home inspector registration not applying under reciprocity shall successfully pass both: (A) The current version of the National Home Inspector Examination as provided by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors; and (B) The current version of the Standards and Ethics Examination as provided by the American Society of Home Inspectors.

Each home inspector registration renewal is December 31 of each year.

Have passed written examination administered by the Department.

All home inspector licenses & permits expire on June 30th of odd years.

Training must total 140 hours and be approved by ASHI or InterNACHI.

You have passed the National Home Inspector Examination®

Home Inspector and Home Inspector Trainee licenses expire on August 31 of odd years (e.g., 2019, 2021).

completes a course of study of at least 120 hours

An applicant may practice in this state as a home inspector if he or she passes the required examination

The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and upon certification by the department that the licensee has satisfactorily completed the continuing education requirements

Pre-License Course 60 hours Pre-license field course & field exam minimum of 15 hours

Exam: Must pass a written licensing exam

The 2026 Home Inspector Renewal deadline is November 30, 2026.

You will be required to pass this examination before you will be licensed as a home inspector in Indiana.

All Home Inspector's licenses renew by October 1st of odd numbered years.

Sixty-four (64) credit hours of training

A passing score on the examination shall be valid for a period of three (3) years.

The initial license for a home inspector issued in accordance with KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738, shall expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month in the following year. The board may reduce the license fee on a pro rata basis for initial licenses issued for less than twelve (12) months. (2) Renewed licenses shall expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of each even numbered year after the date of issuance of the renewed license.

satisfactorily completed at least one hundred twenty hours of instruction.

Passage of the required examination.

a license fee in the amount of $325

72 hours of an on-site classroom-based training course approved by the Commission

Provide an examination score report verifying successful completion of the National Home Inspector Examination

A home inspector license must be renewed by the second anniversary of the issuance of the license and every two years thereafter.

have passed a written or electronic competency examination offered or approved by the board

shall be renewable on or before the last day of the month in an even-numbered year.

License Fee $325

completed at least sixty hours (60) in approved course of study

You must pass the NHIE to attain your basic license.

Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, a license under this chapter shall expire two (2) years after its date of issuance.

Must have completed 40 hours of comprehensive home inspection instruction approved by the department.

Anniversary date issuance. Opens 60 days prior to expiration date.

A home inspector may apply to renew a registration by submitting an application for renewal in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State within forty-five days prior to the expiration of the registration.

A minimum of 40 hours required for the Residential, 50 hours for the General, or 60 hours for the Master Inspector.

Original Inspector of Structures exam passing result dated within last 12 months.

A certificate is valid for 2 years after the first day of the first calendar month immediately following the date it is issued.

Candidates shall successfully complete 80 hours of board approved pre-licensing education

Candidates for licensure shall have successfully passed the National Home Inspectors examination created and graded by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors.

Licensees in good standing may renew their licenses every 2 years in accordance with RSA 310:8.

Have passed an examination administered or approved by the committee.

Licenses shall be issued for a period of two years and be biennially renewable, except that the board may, in order to stagger the expiration dates thereof, provide that those licenses first issued or renewed after the effective date of this act shall expire or become void on a date fixed by the board, not sooner than six months nor later than 29 months after the date of issue.

3-year license fee of $1,000

80 hours education certificates

National exam score (National Home Inspector Exam or International Association of Certified Home Inspectors)

A licensee may apply for renewal of the licensee’s license no later than the date specified as the expiration date on the applicant’s license.

Education: Taken and successfully completed a course of study of not less than 140 hours approved by the Department. Of those hours, 40 must be unpaid field based inspections in the presence of and under direct supervision of a Home Inspector licensed by NYS, or a professional engineer or architect, regulated by NYS,

Have passed the NYS written examination or have taken and passed the National Home Inspector examination.

The renewal application is mailed to the Home Inspector approximately 3 months prior to the expiration of his or her license. The application must be completed and submitted with a $100 fee to the Department of State, Division of Licensing Services.

Issuance or Renewal of Home Inspector License $160.00

The home inspection prelicensing education program shall consist of a minimum total of 200 hours consisting of classroom and field training as follows: (1) Academic education consisting of at least 120 hours classroom instruction; and (2) Training consisting of at least 80 hours of field instruction with at least 10 site visits.

Pass a licensing examination prescribed by the Board.

A license expires on September 30 of each year.

Proof of satisfactory completion of an examination on home inspection offered by one of the following: American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) InterNACHI Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI) International Code Council (ICC)

You must renew your home inspector registration by June 30 each year.

A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for initial licensure as a home inspector.

Proof of successfully passing, within two years before the date of the application, the national home inspector examination

within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires

$280.00 Total ($250 Initial License Fee + $30 application fee)

evidence of successful completion of ninety (90) credit hours of home inspection training that is approved pursuant to OAC 158:70-9-3, or its equivalent.

A passing score is 70% or more on each part.

The license shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of issuance. The license fee and each renewal or reactivation thereafter shall be payable in advance, which shall not be refundable.

STEP 1: Pass the National Home Inspector exam

Recertification required every two years

License fee is $200.00 for 2 years.

Submit proof of completing a PSI exam.

Renewal license fee is $200.00 for 2 years.

The commission has approved courses with a minimum of 120 hours (one 120 hour course, not multiple courses that add up to 120 hours).

We do accept the National Home Inspector exam as well as the SC Home Inspector exam, you are still required to take our SC Business Management and Law exam.

The Residential Home Inspectors License is renewable every two (2) years, before June 30, of each even year (2020, 2022, 2024, etc).

Applicants interested in becoming a Registered Home Inspector must complete a minimum 40 hour pre-licensing course.

After successfully passing the Home Inspector examination, candidates will be eligible to apply as a Registered Home Inspector

The renewal application and fee of $100.00 must be received by the South Dakota Real Estate Commission by 5:00 p.m. on November 30 of the year the license/registration expires.

Successful completion of ninety (90) hours of commissioner-approved training on home inspections and the preparation of home inspection reports.

Provide proof of passage of the state-selected National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE). Find exam information here. Exam scores are valid for five years.

How to Renew an Active License (Within 30 Days of Expiration)

The examination requirement for a professional inspector license consists of a national exam and a state exam.

TREC will send you a renewal notice about 90 days before your license expiration date. Until you receive this notice of renewal, you cannot renew your license.

There are no licensing exams required for the Combination Inspector, Limited Inspector, or Private Home Inspector license classifications. However, each classification requires certification which may include an exam requirement.

License expires on November 30 of odd years.

Submit evidence that you passed the National Home Inspector Examination, administered through PSI.

June 30th of Odd Years

Applicants must have passed the National Home Inspector Examination provided by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors prior to licensure.

Licenses issued under this chapter will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued.

First home inspector license (includes application and initial license) $720

You must take a Washington State Home Inspectors Board-approved, 120-hour Fundamentals of Home Inspection course.

You must upload a copy of the report stating you passed the state and national exams.

Licenses expire on the applicant’s second birthday following the issuance of the license.

Certification fee -- $125.00 fee per certification.

Shall present proof of satisfactory completion of at least 80 hours of instruction

Shall have passed the National Home Inspector Examination offered by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors or other, comparable examination, as determined or designated by the State Fire Marshal

All home inspectors’ certifications issued by the State Fire Marshal expire on the last day of the anniversary month (12 months) from the date of issuance of the certification.

A minimum of 40 hours of pre-registration instruction is required for Wisconsin Home Inspector registration.

National Home Inspector Examination Applicants must also pass the Home Inspector Statutes and Rules Examination. A score of 85% or higher is required to pass.

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