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Arizona Home inspector License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

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Minimum age: 18 years old; Required hours: 84 hours; Exam: Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before application; Experience: Complete 30 parallel inspections. All certified home inspectors must provide proof of financial assurance at the time of each annual certification renewal.

84 hours

Required education

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

Minimum age

Be at least eighteen years of age.
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

How to get a home inspector license in Arizona

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What are the Arizona home inspector license requirements?

Minimum age

18 years old

Be at least eighteen years of age.
Official source

Required hours

84 hours

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

Exam

Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before application.

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

Experience

Complete 30 parallel inspections.

Evidence of completion of 30 parallel inspections.
Official source

Insurance

Within 60 days after certification and before fee-based inspection, file E&O coverage of $200,000 aggregate/$100,000 per occurrence, or a retroactive $25,000 bond or proof of at least $25,000 net assets.

Within sixty days after certification and before any fee-based home inspection is performed, a home inspector certified pursuant to this chapter shall file one of the following financial assurances pursuant to rules adopted by the board: 1. Errors and omissions insurance for negligent acts committed in the course of a home inspection in an amount of $200,000 in the aggregate and $100,000 per occurrence. 2. A bond that is retroactive to the certification date in the amount of $25,000 or proof that minimum net assets have a value of at least $25,000.
Official source

Licensing agency and application

Board

Arizona Board of Technical Registration

CHAPTER 30. BOARD OF TECHNICAL REGISTRATION
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Official agency page

Open the official agency page

R4-30-247. Home Inspector Certification
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

What else should I know?

Agency guidance

Initial certification requires a valid fingerprint clearance card.

for initial certification shall provide to the board evidence of having a valid fingerprint clearance card
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source

How do I renew my home inspector license in Arizona?

Renewal

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

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

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source

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How often do I renew a home inspector license in Arizona?

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

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

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source

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Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

Official sources and verification (9)

Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

Board

Arizona Board of Technical Registration

Arizona Board of Technical Registration

CHAPTER 30. BOARD OF TECHNICAL REGISTRATION
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Minimum age

18 years old

18

Be at least eighteen years of age.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Required hours

84 hours

84

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Exam

Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before application.

Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before application.

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Experience

Complete 30 parallel inspections.

Complete 30 parallel inspections.

Evidence of completion of 30 parallel inspections.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Insurance

Within 60 days after certification and before fee-based inspection, file E&O coverage of $200,000 aggregate/$100,000 per occurrence, or a retroactive $25,000 bond or proof of at least $25,000 net assets.

Within 60 days after certification and before fee-based inspection, file E&O coverage of $200,000 aggregate/$100,000 per occurrence, or a retroactive $25,000 bond or proof of at least $25,000 net assets.

Within sixty days after certification and before any fee-based home inspection is performed, a home inspector certified pursuant to this chapter shall file one of the following financial assurances pursuant to rules adopted by the board: 1. Errors and omissions insurance for negligent acts committed in the course of a home inspection in an amount of $200,000 in the aggregate and $100,000 per occurrence. 2. A bond that is retroactive to the certification date in the amount of $25,000 or proof that minimum net assets have a value of at least $25,000.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Renewal

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

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

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

Initial certification requires a valid fingerprint clearance card.

Initial certification requires a valid fingerprint clearance card.

for initial certification shall provide to the board evidence of having a valid fingerprint clearance card
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Official agency page

Open the official agency page

https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_04/4-30.pdf

R4-30-247. Home Inspector Certification
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

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