Official sources and verification (16)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LICENSE SERVICES DIVISION
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Official agency pageOpen the official agency page
https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Home-Inspection-Licensing-Forms
Home Inspection Licensing Forms
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Apply with the agencyOpen the official agency page
https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Home-Inspection-Licensing-Forms
New Application:
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Qualifications / EducationFor the intern pathway, complete high school or equivalent.
For the intern pathway, complete high school or equivalent.
Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;
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Qualifications / ExperienceComplete at least 100 supervised home inspections; the first ten require direct supervision.
Complete at least 100 supervised home inspections; the first ten require direct supervision.
Have performed not less than one hundred home inspections under the supervision of a licensed Home Inspector – the associated logs, signed by the Supervisor, must be submitted with the application. Such supervision shall be direct supervision for a minimum of the first ten inspections, and then may be indirect for the remaining training period;
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Qualifications / ExamPass the department's written examination.
Pass the department's written examination.
Have passed written examination administered by the Department.
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Fees / Application$40
40
Home Inspector License: $40.00, Initial License Fee: $200.00. Total $240.00
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Fees / Renewal$250
250
Home Inspector License Renewal Fee: $250.00.
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RenewalAll home inspector licenses & permits expire on June 30th of odd years.
All home inspector licenses & permits expire on June 30th of odd years. Applies to: Connecticut home inspector licenses and intern permits
All home inspector licenses & permits expire on June 30th of odd years.
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Continuing education hours20 hours
20
twenty hour per license cycle continuing education requirement
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Continuing education topicsAt least 15 of the 20 CE hours must cover core home-inspection subjects.
At least 15 of the 20 CE hours must cover core home-inspection subjects.
at least 75 per cent of the continuing education hours (15 of the 20 hours) submitted to support license renewal be on courses related to the “core subjects” of home inspection.
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ReciprocityLicenses from another state may qualify if its standards are substantially equivalent or higher, as determined by the department.
Licenses from another state may qualify if its standards are substantially equivalent or higher, as determined by the department.
person who holds a valid license issued by another state with standards substantially equivalent to or exceeding the standards of this State
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Agency guidanceLicense renewal information and forms: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Home-Inspection-Licensing-Forms
License renewal information and forms: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Home-Inspection-Licensing-Forms
Renewal Information
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Agency guidanceA license is required to engage in home inspection, subject to the professional, government and intern exemptions
A license is required to engage in home inspection, subject to the professional, government and intern exemptions in section 20-492.
No person shall engage in home inspection without a license issued under section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b
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Agency guidanceThe mandatory three-hour class in home-inspection legislation, licensing laws and regulations counts as a core subject.
The mandatory three-hour class in home-inspection legislation, licensing laws and regulations counts as a core subject.
For purposes of this calculation, the mandated three hour class in “home inspection legislation, licensing laws and regulations” shall be considered to be a “core” subject.
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Renewal period in yearsAll licenses issued under the provisions of this section must expire biennially
2
All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire biennially
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