N.Y. Real Property Law § 444-d: License requirements for home inspectors

§ 444-d. License requirements for home inspectors. No person shall

conduct or represent that he or she has the ability to conduct a home

inspection for compensation unless such person is:

1. licensed as home inspector pursuant to this article; or

2. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof

as an architect who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;

or

3. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof

as an engineer who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;

or

4. a person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the

state or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of

that government employment; or

5. a person making home inspections for the purpose of meeting the

requirements of section four hundred forty-four-e of this article to

qualify for licensure as a home inspector.