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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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What are the Arizona home inspector license requirements?
Required hours
84 hours
Evidence of successful completion of 84 hours of classroom training or an equivalent course
Official sourceExam
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 sourceExperience
Complete 30 parallel inspections.
Evidence of completion of 30 parallel inspections.
Official sourceInsurance
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 sourceLicensing agency and application
Board
Arizona Board of Technical Registration
CHAPTER 30. BOARD OF TECHNICAL REGISTRATION
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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
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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.
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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.
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Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardArizona Board of Technical Registration
Arizona Board of Technical Registration
CHAPTER 30. BOARD OF TECHNICAL REGISTRATION
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / Minimum age18 years old
18
Be at least eighteen years of age.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / Required hours84 hours
84
Evidence of successful completion of 84 hours of classroom training or an equivalent course
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / ExamPass 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 sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / ExperienceComplete 30 parallel inspections.
Complete 30 parallel inspections.
Evidence of completion of 30 parallel inspections.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / InsuranceWithin 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 sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
RenewalAll 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 sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceInitial 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 sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Not yet verified: license fee, continuing education — see the official agency.