Home Inspection Requirements for Arkansas
- Home Inspection Regulated:Yes
- License Type:Home Inspector
- License Renewal Cycle:Annually
- Distance Education Allowed:No
- Field Training and Experience Required:Field Training and Experience Required:
- Experience Required:N/A
- CE Required:Yes
- CE Hours Required:14 hours -8 has to be "classroom hours" 6 hours can be online
- CE Distance Education Allowed:Yes
- Pre-Licensing Required:Yes
- Pre-licensing Hours Required:80 Hours
- Regulating Body:Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
- Rules and Regulations:Current rules and Regulations (2005) section 700-800
- Exam:NHIE & ASHI Standards of Practice
Ordinance and Contacts
Distance Education: No for Pre-Licensing, yes 4 hours per renewal cycle for CE
Arkansas Registration (Act 1328 of 2003) repealed and replaced (Act 791 of 1997)
Under the “Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Act,” all home inspectors in the state must register with the Secretary of State. Applicants must pass the National Home Inspector Examination. In addition, home inspectors must conduct all inspections in adherence to the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics of ASHI, the Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors, or an equivalent professional home inspection association. The law also prohibits inspectors from performing repairs on a structure that he has inspected within the last 12 months. In order to register under the law, an applicant must procure general liability insurance of at least $100,000. These requirements, along with the duties and responsibilities of the Board, complaint and disciplinary procedures, continuing education requirements and more can be found in the Rules and Procedures of the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board.
For more information, contact The Arkansas Home Inspector Board at
Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Board
1515 W 7th St, Ste 305
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-3710
Fax: (501) 682-3574
Email: ahib@arkansas.gov
Full registration statute, forms & other contact information on the Board’s Internet Website: https://labor.arkansas.gov/licensing/home-inspector-registration-board/
Other Approvals:
AAREI (Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors)
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