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Home | Resources | State Regulations | Tennessee Requirements

Home Inspection Requirements for Tennessee

Home Inspection Regulated:
Yes

License Type:
Home Inspector

License Renewal Cycle:
Every Two Years

Distance Education Allowed:
Yes

Field Training and Experience Required:
No

Experience Required:
N/A

CE Required:
Yes

CE Hours Required:
32 Hours/2 years

CE Distance Education Allowed:
Yes

Pre-Licensing Required:
Yes

Pre-licensing Hours Required:
90 Hours

Regulating Body:
Department of Commerce and Insurance

Rules and Regulations:
0780-5-12-.04

Exam:
NHIE administered by PSI inc.


Ordinance and Contacts



Tennessee Licensure (2005 Public Act Chapter 65 enacted in 2006)

Any person who applies for licensure as a home inspector must submit an application on a form as prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by the fee specified in Section 4. Applicants shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant: 1) is at least 18 years old, 2) has graduated from high school or earned a general education development certificate, 3) has not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to perform competently and fully as a licensed inspector, 4) is not the subject of a disciplinary or enforcement action by another state or a local jurisdiction in connection with the performance of home inspections or the licensing or certification of home inspectors, 5) has successfully completed 90 hours of a commissioner-approved training program or course of study involving the performance of home inspections and the preparation of home inspection reports, 6) has passed a commissioner-approved competency examination administered by the state or an entity selected by the state, and 7) has obtained a certificate of insurance in an amount required by the commissioner for General Liability: must include minimum of $500,000 policy coverage, valid policy number (TBA not accepted), effective coverage dates. Errors and Omissions (E&O): no minimum limits specified in the statute, you may set your own policy limits. Must include valid policy number (TBA not accepted), effective coverage dates.

During the first 180 days after the effective date of this act (July 1, 2006), the commissioner may issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements stipulated in the law if the applicant furnishes evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant: 1) has been principally engaged in the performance of home inspections in this state for at least two years, and 2) has complete at least 150 home inspections for compensation in the applicant's career.

Continuing Education requirement: 32 hours of CE every two years.

For more information visit the website: http://Home.Inspector.Licensing@TN.Gov

Home Inspector Licensing Program

Phone: 615-741-1831
Fax: 615-253-1692

500 James Robertson Pkwy
2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1138



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