NEW YORK STATE HOME INSPECTION
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ACT
QUESTION
Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, Aricle 12-B,
Real Property Law
ANSWER
issued by NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services
QUESTION
Rules and Regulations Title 19 NYCRR in Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, Aricle
12-B, Real Property Law
ANSWER
Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, §444
QUESTION
Rules and Regulations Title 19 NYCRR
ANSWER
Part 197 Home InspectorsSubpart
197-1 Business Practices and Standards
197-2 Home Inspection Qualifying Courses
Subpart 197-3 Home Inspection Continuing Education Courses
Subpart 197-4 Code of Ethics and Regulations for Home Inspectors
Subpart 197-5 Standards of Practice for Home Inspectors
,QUESTION
License period, renewal and fees
ANSWER
1. Home inspector licenses and renewals thereof shall be issued for a period of two
years, except that the secretary may, in order to stagger the expiration date thereof, provide
that those licenses first issued or renewed after the effective date of this section shall expire or
become void on a date fixed by the secretary, not sooner than six months nor later than
twentynine months after the date of issue. No renewal of a license shall be issued unless the
applicant has successfully completed a course of continuing education approved by the
secretary. (24 Hours)
2. The secretary shall collect a fee of two hundred fifty dollars for the first application for a
license and the license as a home inspector. The secretary shall collect a fee of one hundred
dollars to renew a home in- spector license. The secretary shall collect an examination fee of
fifty dollars. All fees and any fines imposed by the secretary pursuant to this article shall be
deposited in the business and licensing services account established pursuant to section
ninety- seventy of the state finance law.
QUESTION
Home Inspector basics for being licensed
ANSWER
Have a high school diploma or a GED
140 hours Course which has 40 hours of apprentice and 100 of classroom or
100 Home Inspections with a licensed NY State Inspector
Pass the exam
Pay the fee
,QUESTION
What type of written reports is defined in Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, §444
ANSWER
Written report three types allowed, one that is narrative (provides written explanations), or a
check list (checked boxes multiple choice descriptions) or a combination of narrative and
checked boxes.
QUESTION
Report after inspection must be provided to client by how many days
ANSWER
FIVE business days
QUESTION
Client definition
ANSWER
"Client" means any person who engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector
for the purpose of obtaining inspection of and written report about the condition of a
residential building.
QUESTION
"Department" definition
ANSWER
"Department" means the department of state.
, QUESTION
"Home Inspector" definition
ANSWER
"Home inspector" means a person licensed as a home inspector pursuant to the provisions of
this article.
QUESTION
"Home Inspection"
ANSWER
"Home inspection" means the process by which a home inspector observes and provides a
written report of the systems and components of a residential building including but not limited
to heating system, cooling system, plumbing system, electrical system, structural components,
foundation, roof, masonry structure, exterior and interior components or any other related
residential building component as recommended or required by the department through
regulation to provide a client with objective information about the condition of the residential
building. The home inspector shall clearly identify in the written report which systems and
components of the residential building were observed. A home inspection shall not include an
inspection for radon or pests.
QUESTION
definition of "Person"
ANSWER
"Person" means an individual, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company or
corporation.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ACT
QUESTION
Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, Aricle 12-B,
Real Property Law
ANSWER
issued by NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services
QUESTION
Rules and Regulations Title 19 NYCRR in Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, Aricle
12-B, Real Property Law
ANSWER
Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, §444
QUESTION
Rules and Regulations Title 19 NYCRR
ANSWER
Part 197 Home InspectorsSubpart
197-1 Business Practices and Standards
197-2 Home Inspection Qualifying Courses
Subpart 197-3 Home Inspection Continuing Education Courses
Subpart 197-4 Code of Ethics and Regulations for Home Inspectors
Subpart 197-5 Standards of Practice for Home Inspectors
,QUESTION
License period, renewal and fees
ANSWER
1. Home inspector licenses and renewals thereof shall be issued for a period of two
years, except that the secretary may, in order to stagger the expiration date thereof, provide
that those licenses first issued or renewed after the effective date of this section shall expire or
become void on a date fixed by the secretary, not sooner than six months nor later than
twentynine months after the date of issue. No renewal of a license shall be issued unless the
applicant has successfully completed a course of continuing education approved by the
secretary. (24 Hours)
2. The secretary shall collect a fee of two hundred fifty dollars for the first application for a
license and the license as a home inspector. The secretary shall collect a fee of one hundred
dollars to renew a home in- spector license. The secretary shall collect an examination fee of
fifty dollars. All fees and any fines imposed by the secretary pursuant to this article shall be
deposited in the business and licensing services account established pursuant to section
ninety- seventy of the state finance law.
QUESTION
Home Inspector basics for being licensed
ANSWER
Have a high school diploma or a GED
140 hours Course which has 40 hours of apprentice and 100 of classroom or
100 Home Inspections with a licensed NY State Inspector
Pass the exam
Pay the fee
,QUESTION
What type of written reports is defined in Home Inspection Professional Licensing ACT, §444
ANSWER
Written report three types allowed, one that is narrative (provides written explanations), or a
check list (checked boxes multiple choice descriptions) or a combination of narrative and
checked boxes.
QUESTION
Report after inspection must be provided to client by how many days
ANSWER
FIVE business days
QUESTION
Client definition
ANSWER
"Client" means any person who engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector
for the purpose of obtaining inspection of and written report about the condition of a
residential building.
QUESTION
"Department" definition
ANSWER
"Department" means the department of state.
, QUESTION
"Home Inspector" definition
ANSWER
"Home inspector" means a person licensed as a home inspector pursuant to the provisions of
this article.
QUESTION
"Home Inspection"
ANSWER
"Home inspection" means the process by which a home inspector observes and provides a
written report of the systems and components of a residential building including but not limited
to heating system, cooling system, plumbing system, electrical system, structural components,
foundation, roof, masonry structure, exterior and interior components or any other related
residential building component as recommended or required by the department through
regulation to provide a client with objective information about the condition of the residential
building. The home inspector shall clearly identify in the written report which systems and
components of the residential building were observed. A home inspection shall not include an
inspection for radon or pests.
QUESTION
definition of "Person"
ANSWER
"Person" means an individual, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company or
corporation.
