Delaware

Complete Delaware Requirements

• Home Inspection Regulated:
  Yes
• License Type:
  Home Inspector (Trainee)
• License Renewal Cycle:
  2 years
• Is Distance Education Allowed:
  No
• Is Field Training And Experience Required:
  Yes
• Experience Required:
  75 Supervised Inspections in Delaware.
• Is CE Required:
  Yes
• CE Hours Required:
  40 every 2 years
• Is CE Distance Education Allowed
  Yes
• Is 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

Delaware Ordinance & Contacts

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/