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New Jersey Licensure enacted in 1998
(Chapter 8, Title 45)
New Jersey's "Home Inspection Professional Licensing Act," sets specific educational and experience requirements in order to become a licensed
home inspector.
All home inspectors are required to:
- Complete high school or its equivalent.
- Serve as a licensed associate inspector for at least one year.
- Perform at least 250 inspections.
- Carry $500,000 in insurance.
- Pass the National Home Inspector Examination. Inspectors do not have to be a member or candidate of ASHI in order to ta ke the exam.
In order to become a licensed associate home inspector under the law, an inspector must:
- Perform at least 50 inspections in th e presence of a
licensed inspector
- Pass the National Home Inspector Examination.
Also, the law provides that, if home inspectors fail to disclose problems or accept payment from another party in the transaction, they can lose their license. Home inspectors are regulated by a five-member Home Inspection Advisory Committee, housed under the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
In 2003, Public Law 2003, Chapter 77 was passed, amending the grandfathering requirements and extending the grandfathering window by one year, until June 30, 2004. Home Inspectors now have until June 30, 2004 to obtain their licenses.
For more information, Contact:
The Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of Consumer Protection
Phone: (973) 504-6200
Fax: (973) 504-3538
