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# Pennsylvania home inspection law

Pennsylvania licenses no home inspectors, and its Home Inspection Law requires a sale agreement's inspection clause to provide for an inspection by a full member of a national home inspection association, a licensed engineer or architect, or a person a full member supervises.

Pennsylvania's home inspection law, checked on October 9, 2026

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<dt>Licensing</dt>
<dd>No state license or registration applies. Chapter 75 of Title 68, the Home Inspection Law, sets the rules for every home inspector.</dd>

<dt>What applies</dt>
<dd>The sale agreement's home inspection clause must provide for the inspection to be done by a full member in good standing of a national home inspection association, by a licensed engineer or architect, or by a person supervised by a full member in good standing who signs the report.</dd>

<dt>Association</dt>
<dd>The law names no association. A qualifying association is not-for-profit, not a franchise, has members in more than ten states, and requires more than 100 inspections and a recognized exam for full membership. Its members keep a code of conduct and take continuing education.</dd>

<dt>Insurance</dt>
<dd>Errors and omissions insurance and general liability insurance, each of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $500,000 in the aggregate, with deductibles of no more than $2,500, kept for at least one year after your latest report. Violating this is a summary offense. For a first offense, the fine is up to $500, or up to three months' imprisonment, or both.</dd>

<dt>Report</dt>
<dd>A written report that describes the scope of the inspection and the material defects, and carries the statements the chapter requires. A repair cost estimate is barred unless the report names its source, states the estimate as a range, and says the parties should consider a contractor's estimate. Violating the report rules is fined up to $500.</dd>

<dt>Conduct</dt>
<dd>The law treats these as unfair or deceptive acts. Doing repairs for an added fee on a property you inspected in the preceding 12 months, except radon or wood-destroying insect remediation. Inspecting for a fee property in which you hold a financial interest, unless the buyer receives written disclosure and signs an acknowledgment before the inspection. Offering or delivering a commission, referral fee or kickback to the seller or an agent for the referral of business. Accepting an engagement whose fee depends on the report's conclusions, preset findings or the closing.</dd>

<dt>Out-of-state applicants</dt>
<dd>The chapter sets no route for an inspector from another state. The same association, engineer, architect and supervision tests apply to every inspector.</dd></dl>

## Related

- [Home inspector certification](/home-inspector-certification/)

## Sources

- [Pennsylvania General Assembly, “Chapter 75, Home Inspections”](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=68&div=0&chapter=75)

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