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Home Inspection Requirements for Kentucky

Home Inspection Regulated:
Yes

License Type:
Home Inspector

License Renewal Cycle:
Every Two Years

Distance Education Allowed:
No

Field Training and Experience Required:
Yes

Experience Required:
3 (unpaid) home inspections with satisfactory written reports (This is part of the Pre-license course requirements) and should be submitted to the course provider

CE Required:
Yes

CE Hours Required:
**28 hours every renewal period (14 a year)

CE Distance Education Allowed:
Yes

Pre-Licensing Required:
Yes

Pre-licensing Hours Required:
64 hours

Regulating Body:
Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet – Office of Occupations and Professions

Rules and Regulations:
815 KAR 6:010 Section 2 and 7

Exam:
National Home Inspectors Exam (NHIE)


Ordinance and Contacts



Kentucky Licensure (KRS 198B.700) enacted in 2004

The Kentucky Home Inspector Licensing Law requires home inspectors to be licensed and defines the requirements of licensure. An inspector must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, complete a board-approved training program, pass an examination approved by the board, and submit a properly completed application (Form KBHI-1). No person can advertise or claim to be a licensed home inspector or perform a home inspection for compensation after July 1, 2006, unless they have been issued a Kentucky Home Inspector License by the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors. Conducting business as a home inspector in Kentucky without a license is a criminal offense after July 1, 2006. Inspections must be conducted in accordance with the standards of practice of ASHI, NAHI or NACHI. The law created the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors, to which the Governor appointed eight members, including one member each from ASHI, NAHI, and the Kentucky Real Estate Inspection Association. The law also establishes license renewal criteria, including completing 28 hours of continuing education approved by the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors (KBHI) every two years. Licensed inspectors must carry general liability insurance in the amount of $250,000.


For more information contact:

Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
Mayo-Underwood Building
500 Mero Street 2NE09
Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-7760 (Telephone)
502-564-3969 (Fax)

Website: https://bhi.ky.gov/



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