TEXAS STATE HOME INSPECTOR EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What section covers Inactive Inspector Status? - ✔✔535.215
✔✔What happens when a Professional Inspector terminates the sponsorship of a Real
Estate Inspector of a Apprentice Inspector? - ✔✔The Real Estate or Apprentice
Inspectors license immediately becomes inactive.
✔✔What section deals with renewal of a license? - ✔✔535.216
✔✔When must licenses be renewed? - ✔✔Before the expiration date of the current
license.
✔✔When will the commission send a renewal notice? - ✔✔90 days before the license
expiration date.
✔✔If the Commission requests information for renewal how long does the license
holder have to provide the information? - ✔✔30 days after the date of the request.
✔✔What happens if a license has been expired for more than 6 months? - ✔✔The
license holder cannot renew the license.
✔✔What section covers Continuing Education? - ✔✔535.218
✔✔What is the requirement for continuing education in Texas? - ✔✔32 hours in the 2
year license period.
✔✔What section covers the Schedule of Administrative Pentalties? - ✔✔535.219
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties of lower offenses per violation (dollar
amt)? - ✔✔$100 - $1500 per violation.
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties for higher offenses per violation (dollar
amt)? - ✔✔$500 - $3,000 per violation.
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties for the highest offenses per violation
(dollar amt)? - ✔✔$1,000 - $5000 per violation.
✔✔With a history of prior violations how much may TREC assess for violations? -
✔✔Up to two times the normal penalty for the violation.
✔✔What section covers Professional Conduct and Ethics? - ✔✔535.220
, ✔✔What are the 4 things an inspector must maintain a high standard of? -
✔✔Professionalism, Independence, Objectivity, and Fairness.
✔✔What must each inspection license holder uphold, maintain, and improve? -
✔✔(RIP) Reputation, Integrity, and Practice of the Home Inspection Profession.
✔✔What section covers Advertisements? - ✔✔535.221
✔✔What information must be on all advertisements? - ✔✔1. Name or assumed
business name.
2. license number
3. If the inspector is a real estate or apprentice inspector it must contain the sponsoring
inspector and a statement indicating the inspector is sponsored by that Inspector.
✔✔How long does an inspector have to notify TREC in writing that they have started or
stopped using a name in business other than the name the license is in? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔What section covers Inspection Reports? - ✔✔535.222
✔✔How long does the Inspector have to deliver the report to the client? - ✔✔2 days
from the receipt of payment unless agreed in writing with the client.
✔✔What should the Inspection report include? - ✔✔1. Name and license number of
each inspector and any supervising inspector.
2. Address or other unique description of the property on each page of the report
3. The clients name
✔✔What is the current Inspection report form? - ✔✔REI 7-5
✔✔What section covers the Standard Inspection Report Form? - ✔✔535.223
✔✔What section covers Practice and Procedure? - ✔✔535.224
✔✔What section covers Sponsorship of Apprentice Inspectors and Real Estate
Inspectors? - ✔✔535.226
✔✔How many Professional Inspectors can a Real Estate or Apprentice Inspector be
sponsored by at one time? - ✔✔Only one licensed Professional Inspector.
✔✔What section covers Proration of Payments from the Real Estate Inspection
Recovery Fund? - ✔✔535.240
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What section covers Inactive Inspector Status? - ✔✔535.215
✔✔What happens when a Professional Inspector terminates the sponsorship of a Real
Estate Inspector of a Apprentice Inspector? - ✔✔The Real Estate or Apprentice
Inspectors license immediately becomes inactive.
✔✔What section deals with renewal of a license? - ✔✔535.216
✔✔When must licenses be renewed? - ✔✔Before the expiration date of the current
license.
✔✔When will the commission send a renewal notice? - ✔✔90 days before the license
expiration date.
✔✔If the Commission requests information for renewal how long does the license
holder have to provide the information? - ✔✔30 days after the date of the request.
✔✔What happens if a license has been expired for more than 6 months? - ✔✔The
license holder cannot renew the license.
✔✔What section covers Continuing Education? - ✔✔535.218
✔✔What is the requirement for continuing education in Texas? - ✔✔32 hours in the 2
year license period.
✔✔What section covers the Schedule of Administrative Pentalties? - ✔✔535.219
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties of lower offenses per violation (dollar
amt)? - ✔✔$100 - $1500 per violation.
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties for higher offenses per violation (dollar
amt)? - ✔✔$500 - $3,000 per violation.
✔✔What is the range of administrative penalties for the highest offenses per violation
(dollar amt)? - ✔✔$1,000 - $5000 per violation.
✔✔With a history of prior violations how much may TREC assess for violations? -
✔✔Up to two times the normal penalty for the violation.
✔✔What section covers Professional Conduct and Ethics? - ✔✔535.220
, ✔✔What are the 4 things an inspector must maintain a high standard of? -
✔✔Professionalism, Independence, Objectivity, and Fairness.
✔✔What must each inspection license holder uphold, maintain, and improve? -
✔✔(RIP) Reputation, Integrity, and Practice of the Home Inspection Profession.
✔✔What section covers Advertisements? - ✔✔535.221
✔✔What information must be on all advertisements? - ✔✔1. Name or assumed
business name.
2. license number
3. If the inspector is a real estate or apprentice inspector it must contain the sponsoring
inspector and a statement indicating the inspector is sponsored by that Inspector.
✔✔How long does an inspector have to notify TREC in writing that they have started or
stopped using a name in business other than the name the license is in? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔What section covers Inspection Reports? - ✔✔535.222
✔✔How long does the Inspector have to deliver the report to the client? - ✔✔2 days
from the receipt of payment unless agreed in writing with the client.
✔✔What should the Inspection report include? - ✔✔1. Name and license number of
each inspector and any supervising inspector.
2. Address or other unique description of the property on each page of the report
3. The clients name
✔✔What is the current Inspection report form? - ✔✔REI 7-5
✔✔What section covers the Standard Inspection Report Form? - ✔✔535.223
✔✔What section covers Practice and Procedure? - ✔✔535.224
✔✔What section covers Sponsorship of Apprentice Inspectors and Real Estate
Inspectors? - ✔✔535.226
✔✔How many Professional Inspectors can a Real Estate or Apprentice Inspector be
sponsored by at one time? - ✔✔Only one licensed Professional Inspector.
✔✔What section covers Proration of Payments from the Real Estate Inspection
Recovery Fund? - ✔✔535.240
