Home Inspection Requirements for Connecticut

Ordinance and Contacts

Pre-Licensing 100 supervised inspections, with 10 being directly supervised.

Public Act No. 99-254 enacted in 2000 Connecticut law requires home inspectors to be licensed under the "Home Inspection Licensing Board." In order to be eligible for a home inspector license, an applicant shall: 1) have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; 2) have either been engaged as a home inspector intern for not less than one year and not performed less than 200 home inspections for compensation or taken and successfully completed a board-approved training program, earned a home inspector intern permit, and performed not less than 100 home inspections under the direct supervision and in the presence of a licensed home inspector; 3) have passed an oral, written, or electronic competency examination; and 4) have paid a $200 fee. In order to receive a permit as a home inspector intern, an applicant shall: 1) have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; 2) have enrolled in and completed a board-approved training program; 3) have an identified supervisor who is licensed as a home inspector, is in good standing, and has agreed to perform the supervisory functions required; and 4) have paid a $100 fee.

For more information, including Regulations, applications, etc. contact:
Department of Consumer Protection
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901 Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1840
Fax: (860) 713-7230
Email: occprotrades@po.state.ct.us
Website: ""https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational--Profess/Home-Inspection-Licensing-Forms"