State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Rpp > Article-12-b > 444-e§ 444-e. Qualifications for licensure. 1. An applicant for a license as a home inspector shall: (a) have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; and (b) (i) have successfully completed a course of study of not less than one hundred forty hours approved by the secretary, in consultation with the council, of which at least forty hours shall have been in the form of unpaid field based inspections in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a home inspector licensed by the state of New York or a professional engineer or architect regulated by the state of New York who oversees and takes full responsibility for the inspection and any report provided to a client; or (ii) have performed not less than one hundred home inspections in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a home inspector licensed by the state of New York or a professional engineer or architect regulated by the state of New York who oversees and takes full responsibility for the inspection and any report provided to a client; and (c) have passed a written or electronic examination approved by the secretary, in consultation with the council, and designed to test competence in home inspection practice as determined by a recognized role definition methodology and developed and administered to the extent practicable in a manner consistent with the American Educational Research Association's "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing." An applicant who has passed an existing nationally recognized examination, as approved by the secretary, prior to the effective date of this article shall be in compliance with this paragraph; and (d) pay the applicable fees. 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person performing a home inspection pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section for the purpose of meeting requirements for a home inspector license. 3. Upon submission of an application and payment of the application and licensure fee to the secretary, the secretary shall issue a home inspector's license to a person who holds a valid license as a home inspector issued by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia which has standards substantially equivalent to those of this state as determined by the secretary, in consultation with the council. 4. On or before the effective date of this article, the secretary shall, upon application, issue a home inspector license to a person who: (a) meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision one of this section and has performed one hundred or more home inspections for compensation within two years prior to the effective date of this section; or (b) meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section and has been engaged in the practice of home inspection for compensation for not less than three years prior to the effective date of this section during which such person has performed two hundred fifty home inspections for compensation within three years prior to the effective date of this section; or (c) has education and experience which the secretary, in consultation with the council, considers equivalent to that required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision.
