The initial and renewal fees are in addition to any special assessment ordered by the board.
$235
Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before applying.
Within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires
14 hours
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Ohio superintendent of real estate and professional licensing; Ohio Home Inspector Board
a person shall submit both of the following to the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing: The fee established in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector boardOfficial source
Section 4764.07 | Application for license.Official source
18 years old
Proof that the applicant is at least eighteen years of ageOfficial source
High school graduation, GED or equivalent, plus a board-approved education curriculum.
Proof of successfully completing a curriculum of education approved by the board Proof that the applicant has graduated from the twelfth grade, received a general educational development diploma, or satisfactorily completed a program that is the equivalentOfficial source
Complete a board-approved experience curriculum, or ten parallel inspections or board-determined equivalent experience.
Successful completion of a curriculum of experience approved by the board Successful completion of ten parallel inspections or equivalent experience as determined by the boardOfficial source
Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before applying.
Proof of successfully passing, within two years before the date of the application, the national home inspector examinationOfficial source
Chapter 4796 provides a pathway for applicants licensed in another state, or with qualifying experience or government/private certification in a state that does not issue the license.
The board shall issue a home inspector license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: The applicant holds a license in another state. The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a home inspector in a state that does not issue that license.Official source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageThe initial and renewal fees are in addition to any special assessment ordered by the board.
This fee is in addition to any special assessment ordered by the boardOfficial source
Applicants must submit fingerprints for a criminal records check.
Each person applying for a license shall submit one complete set of fingerprints directly to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for the purpose of conducting a criminal records check.Official source
A home inspector license is required to conduct or claim qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation, except parallel inspections and statutory professional exemptions.
No person shall knowingly conduct a home inspection or represent a qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation or other valuable consideration unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter as a home inspector or performing a parallel inspection.Official source
Within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires
within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expiresOfficial source
3 years
A home inspector license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance or renewal.Official source
14 hours
fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annuallyOfficial source
Complete 14 hours annually during the three-year license period.
During each three-year period that a license is valid, a licensed home inspector shall successfully complete not less than fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annuallyOfficial source
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$235
A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for initial licensure as a home inspector.Official source
$235
A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for the renewal of a home inspector license.Official source
General liability of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate.
not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than a three-hundred-thousand-dollar aggregate limitOfficial source
Confirm the charges and conditions for your application with the official agency.
Within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires
within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expiresOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$235
A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for initial licensure as a home inspector.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Ohio superintendent of real estate and professional licensing; Ohio Home Inspector Board
Ohio superintendent of real estate and professional licensing; Ohio Home Inspector Board
a person shall submit both of the following to the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing: The fee established in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector boardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4764.07
Section 4764.07 | Application for license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
Proof that the applicant is at least eighteen years of ageOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
High school graduation, GED or equivalent, plus a board-approved education curriculum.
High school graduation, GED or equivalent, plus a board-approved education curriculum.
Proof of successfully completing a curriculum of education approved by the board Proof that the applicant has graduated from the twelfth grade, received a general educational development diploma, or satisfactorily completed a program that is the equivalentOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Complete a board-approved experience curriculum, or ten parallel inspections or board-determined equivalent experience.
Complete a board-approved experience curriculum, or ten parallel inspections or board-determined equivalent experience.
Successful completion of a curriculum of experience approved by the board Successful completion of ten parallel inspections or equivalent experience as determined by the boardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before applying.
Pass the National Home Inspector Examination within two years before applying.
Proof of successfully passing, within two years before the date of the application, the national home inspector examinationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
General liability of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate.
General liability of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate.
not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than a three-hundred-thousand-dollar aggregate limitOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$235
235
A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for initial licensure as a home inspector.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$235
235
A two hundred thirty-five dollar fee for the renewal of a home inspector license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
3 years
3
A home inspector license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance or renewal.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires
within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires Applies to: Ohio home inspector licenses
within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expiresOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
14 hours
14
fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annuallyOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Complete 14 hours annually during the three-year license period.
Complete 14 hours annually during the three-year license period.
During each three-year period that a license is valid, a licensed home inspector shall successfully complete not less than fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annuallyOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Chapter 4796 provides a pathway for applicants licensed in another state, or with qualifying experience or government/private certification in a state that does not issue the license.
Chapter 4796 provides a pathway for applicants licensed in another state, or with qualifying experience or government/private certification in a state that does not issue the license.
The board shall issue a home inspector license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: The applicant holds a license in another state. The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a home inspector in a state that does not issue that license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The initial and renewal fees are in addition to any special assessment ordered by the board.
The initial and renewal fees are in addition to any special assessment ordered by the board.
This fee is in addition to any special assessment ordered by the boardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Applicants must submit fingerprints for a criminal records check.
Applicants must submit fingerprints for a criminal records check.
Each person applying for a license shall submit one complete set of fingerprints directly to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for the purpose of conducting a criminal records check.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
A home inspector license is required to conduct or claim qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation, except parallel inspections and statutory professional exemptions.
A home inspector license is required to conduct or claim qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation, except parallel inspections and statutory professional exemptions.
No person shall knowingly conduct a home inspection or represent a qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation or other valuable consideration unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter as a home inspector or performing a parallel inspection.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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