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Delaware home inspector license
The Board of Home Inspectors, within the Division of Professional Regulation, issues Delaware's home inspector license, and an applicant qualifies by examination, with 140 hours of approved training and 75 supervised inspections, or registers as a trainee.
Delaware's home inspector law, checked on
- Who licenses
- The Board of Home Inspectors, within the Division of Professional Regulation.
- Who can apply
- High school or its equivalent, and a passing score on the written examination the Board designates. You also need the training and experience the Board requires.
- Examination route
- Under the Division's guidance, 140 hours of classroom or online training approved by ASHI or InterNACHI, a passing National Home Inspector Examination, and 75 supervised home inspections recorded in an experience log.
- Trainee route
- For applicants without a current license in another jurisdiction. Under the Division's guidance, register as a trainee before you count any inspections. Work only under the direct supervision of a licensed home inspector (24 Del. C. § 4109). Under the Division's guidance, complete at least 75 supervised home inspections, with a Delaware-licensed supervisor who submits a signed verification form to the Board, and submit your application within six months after you begin it.
- Endorsement
- A license in good standing from another U.S. state, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory whose standards for licensure are substantially similar to Delaware's qualifies, on payment of the fee and a written application (24 Del. C. § 4111(a)). Under the Division's guidance, Pennsylvania does not qualify, and each jurisdiction where you hold or have held a license sends its verification directly to the Board.
- Endorsement, other standards
- If the other state's standards are not substantially similar to Delaware's, you qualify if you have practiced for at least one year, performed at least 75 fee-paid home inspections, and hold the inspector or certified inspector designation as an ASHI member, or the regular member or certified real estate inspector designation as a NAHI member. You also qualify if you have practiced for at least five years after licensure and meet all other endorsement qualifications (24 Del. C. § 4111(b)).
- Endorsement insurance
- Under the Division's guidance, a certificate sent directly from your carrier showing at least $50,000 of errors and omissions insurance.
- Renewal
- Under the Division's guidance, renew every two years in DELPROS before the license expires. Home inspector and trainee licenses expire on August 31 of odd-numbered years. A late renewal can be filed up to six months after expiration, with the late fee charged in addition to the renewal fee.
- Continuing education
- Under the Division's guidance, 40 hours of approved continuing education in each full renewal period. A first renewal, for a license held more than one year and less than two years, requires 20 hours. Courses must be approved by the Board, ASHI, NAHI or InterNACHI. The Board performs random audits.
- Out-of-state applicants
- A license in good standing from another state, territory or the District of Columbia qualifies by endorsement under 24 Del. C. § 4111. Under the Division's guidance, with no license in any jurisdiction, you may qualify on experience, and if that does not qualify you, you register as a trainee.
Sources
- Division of Professional Regulation, “Board of Home Inspectors”
- Delaware Code Online, “Chapter 41. Home Inspectors, Subchapter II. License”
- Division of Professional Regulation, “Home Inspector Licensure by Examination”
- Division of Professional Regulation, “Home Inspector Trainee”
- Division of Professional Regulation, “Home Inspector Licensure by Endorsement”
- Division of Professional Regulation, “License Renewal”
- Division of Professional Regulation, “Continuing Education and Audit Information”