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Virginia does not require the licensing of Home Inspectors in the state. It maintains a certification program for Home Inspectors through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Although certification is voluntary, any inspector who wishes to identify themselves as a "Certified Home Inspector" must complete the state program and requirements.
Legislation Overview
In July 2003, the Commonwealth of Virginia joined other states in enacting legislation affecting home inspections. This new law provides for the voluntary state certification of inspectors who perform "Certified Home Inspections." The law defines a Certified Home Inspection and establishes minimum eligibility requirements for a Certified Home Inspector.
Minimum standards for a Certified Home Inspection mirror closely the Standard of Practice and Code of Ethics of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).
Regulations
Among other requirements, every applicant for an individual home inspector certification shall have the following qualifications:
1. The applicant shall be at least 18 years old.
2. The applicant shall meet the following educational and experience requirements:
a. High school diploma or equivalent; and
b. One of the following:
(1) Completed 35 contact hours of classroom instruction and have
completed a minimum of 100 home inspections; or
(2) Complete 70 hours of classroom instruction and have completed a minimum of 50 home
inspections.
Instruction courses shall cover the content areas of the board-approved examinations.
An applicant who cannot fulfill the classroom instruction requirement as outlined in this subsection may substitute a minimum of 10 years of experience as a home inspector to satisfy this requirement. The experience substitution is subject to board review and approval.
3. The applicant shall have passed a written competency examination approved by the board.
4. The board may accept proof of membership in good standing in a national or state professional home inspectors association approved by the board as satisfaction of subdivision 1, 2, and 3 of this section, provided that the requrements for the applicant's class of membership in such association are equal to or exceed the requirements established by the board for all applicants.
5. The applicant shall have a good reputatuion for honesty, truthfulness, and fair dealing, and be competent to transact the business of a home inspector in such a manner as to safeguard the interests of the public.
6. The applicant shall... (for entire text of the regulations)
John Cranor of Cranor Home Inspections is a Ceritified Home Inspector #3380 000119 exp:10-31-2007
For a complete list of Virginia Certified Home Inspectors visit: http://www.state.va.us/dpor/ and search license look up or visit http://www.vachi.info/
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