Alabama / Home Inspection Certification/License Requirements
Requirements for Home Inspectors in Alabama
HOME INSPECTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: 1) Completion of a minimum of 120 hours of approved home inspector education and participation in 35 home inspections OR completion of a minimum of 35 hours of approved home inspector education and participation in 100 home inspections.
2) Passing scores on the National Home Inspection Examination and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)Standards and Ethics Examination.Both tests must be completed in the18 months before applying for a home inspector license.
3) Drafting of 25 home inspection reports. Ten of these reports must be reviewed and corrected by a qualified home inspector. An Alabama inspector is qualified if he or she has been licensed for five years. See 355-17-1.06(d) for qualification of out-of-state inspectors.
4) Valid insurance certificate (ACORD Form) with a minimum coverage of $20,000 for injury or damage to property; $50,000 for injury or damage, including death, to any one person; $100,000 for injury or damage,including death, to more than one person; and $250,000 of errors and omissions coverage.
5) To obtain a Residential New Construction Designation:completion of an eight-hour Residential New Construction Training module. Note: the lack of designation shall NOT limit the rights of any licensee. This is NOT a mandatory requirement for performance of inspections of a residential new construction.
Certification Required: Yes
PHII Approved: N/A
Other Inspection Requirements for AL:
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The Alabama Building Commission
770 Washington Ave., Ste. 444
Montgomery, AL 36104
Home/EIFS Inspections Contact
Phyllis Stallworth â Licensing Coordinator
(334) 242-4802 (phone)
phyllis.stallworth@realproperty.alabama.gov