Home Inspection Requirements for Delaware
- Home Inspection Regulated:Yes
- License Type:Home Inspector (Trainee)
- License Renewal Cycle:2 years
- Distance Education Allowed:No
- Field Training and Experience Required:Yes
- Experience Required:75 Supervised Inspections in Delaware.
- CE Required:Yes
- CE Hours Required:40 every 2 years
- CE Distance Education Allowed:Yes
- Pre-Licensing Required:No
- Pre-licensing Hours Required:140 Education, 75 paid Inspections
- Regulating Body:Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
- Rules and Regulations:Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
- Exam:NHIE
Ordinance and Contacts
You or your employer must carry at least $50,000 of errors and omissions insurance and at least $250,000 of liability insurance.
You may file to be a Licensed Home Inspector by Examination application when all of the following apply
- You do not hold current licensure/certification as a Home Inspector in any jurisdiction (state, U.S. territory or District of Columbia). If you hold current licensure/certification in another jurisdiction, you may apply by endorsement.
- You have registered as a Delaware Home Inspector Trainee.
- You have completed 75 supervised home inspections.You have completed the required 140 hours of classroom or online training approved by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).
- You have passed the National Home Inspector Examination® from the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors.
After you have completes all of the above submit this completed, signed and notarized Application for Licensed Home Inspector by Examination.
- Enclose the non-refundable processing fee by check or money order made payable to “State of Delaware.”
- Submit a copy of your high school diploma or transcript. Or, if you have a GED, submit confirmation of your GED.
- Arrange for the Board office to receive verification that you have passed the National Home Inspector Examination®, sent directly from the exam service to the Board office.
- Submit copies of your classroom or online training certificates. Training must total 140 hours and be approved by ASHI or InterNACHI.
- You or your employer must carry at least $50,000 of errors and omissions insurance and at least $250,000 of liability insurance.
- Arrange for the Board office to receive a certificate of Liability, Errors and Omissions Insurance, sent directly from the insurance carrier to the Board office.
- Submit a photocopy of your Experience Log on the form approved by the Board showing that you have completed at least 75 supervised home inspections.
- If you have been a home inspector trainee or been licensed or certified as a home inspector in any jurisdiction, arrange for the Board office to receive a letter of good standing directly from each jurisdiction.
- If you have never been issued a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN), submit a Request for Exemption from Social Security Number Requirement
Website: https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/homeinspector/inspectortrainee/
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