Alabama Home Inspector Training
Alabama announced changes in their home inspector requirements starting in March 2020. They have significant requirements as compared with other states. Here are the requirements as per their application form:
Applicant shall present proof of compliance by show of:
(1) – Completion 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 Inspectors Examination and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
Standards and Ethics Examination. Both tests must be completed with 18 months before applying for a home inspector
license. For most states the NHIE exam is $225 and the ASHI Standards and Ethics exam is $85.
(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 errors and omissions coverage (E&O). E&O insurance covers you if you overlook something or make a mistake.
We currently do not offer a course in Alabama
Notice that you have to participate in at least 25 inspections before you can get a license, but you need a license to do home inspections. This means you need to find someone to apprentice you. Apprenticeships can be difficult to find if you don't have a relative or friend in the business who is willing to take you on.
For more details contact
Alabama State Building Comm.
770 Washington Ave, Ste. 444
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4082
Applicant shall present proof of compliance by show of:
(1) – Completion 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 Inspectors Examination and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
Standards and Ethics Examination. Both tests must be completed with 18 months before applying for a home inspector
license. For most states the NHIE exam is $225 and the ASHI Standards and Ethics exam is $85.
(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 errors and omissions coverage (E&O). E&O insurance covers you if you overlook something or make a mistake.
We currently do not offer a course in Alabama
Notice that you have to participate in at least 25 inspections before you can get a license, but you need a license to do home inspections. This means you need to find someone to apprentice you. Apprenticeships can be difficult to find if you don't have a relative or friend in the business who is willing to take you on.
For more details contact
Alabama State Building Comm.
770 Washington Ave, Ste. 444
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4082