Home Inspection Requirements for California

• Home Inspection Regulated:
  No
• License Type:
  None, Practice Act
• Regulating Body:
  none
• Rules and Regulations:
  BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE - BPC, Division 3. CHAPTER 9.3. Home Inspectors [7195 - 7199]
• Pre-Licensing Education Required:
  N/A
• Field Training and Experience Required:
  N/A
• Experience Required:
  N/A
• Continuing Education (CE) Required:
  N/A

Ordinance and Contacts

Practice act. Defines home inspection, home inspector, references CREIA and ASHI SOP

In California, home inspectors are currently not required to obtain a home inspector license; however, they are regulated by a trade practice act. California Trade Practice Act (Chapter 338) was enacted in 1996.

The law in California prohibits unethical home inspection practices, including repairing properties that home inspectors have inspected in the previous 12 months. The law encourages courts to consider the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics of ASHI and the California Real Estate Inspection Association when determining whether an inspection meets the required standard of care.

For more information on the legislation, please refer to the following link: CHAPTER 9.3. Home Inspectors [7195 – 7199]