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Alabama home inspector license
The Division of Construction Management, Alabama Department of Finance, issues Alabama's home inspector license, and an applicant needs one of four qualifications, education with inspections, two written exams, 25 draft reports and liability insurance.
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- Who licenses
- The Division of Construction Management, Alabama Department of Finance. Its Director decides applications.
- Who can apply
- Any one of four qualifications. Membership in and adherence to the ethical standards of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the Housing Inspection Foundation, the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) or the National Institute of Building Inspectors. Approval or certification to inspect residential construction by the Veterans Administration, HUD or the International Code Council. A high school diploma or equivalent, a year of work as a home inspector and 100 completed inspections for compensation. An Alabama license on or after January 1, 1998, as a general contractor, registered architect, registered professional engineer or residential home builder.
- Education
- 120 hours of approved education with 35 home inspections, or 35 hours with 100 home inspections, under a qualified home inspector. Approved education includes writing inspection reports.
- Exams
- The ASHI Standards and Ethics Examination and the National Home Inspectors Examination, both completed within 18 months before you apply.
- Draft reports
- Draft reports for 25 home inspections. A qualified home inspector reviews and corrects ten of them.
- Insurance
- Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance of at least $20,000 for property damage, $50,000 for any one person and $100,000 for more than one person, plus $250,000 of errors and omissions coverage.
- Renewal
- A license is valid only for the calendar year on it. File the renewal with the Division by November 1 of the year before the license year. Applications received after November 1 may be rejected.
- Continuing education
- 15 hours of approved continuing education each year. Keep proof for three years. The Division audits licensees at random.
- Out-of-state applicants
- The rule gives no separate route for a license from another state. Every applicant meets the same qualifications, education, exams and insurance.