N.Y. Real Property Law § 444-e: Qualifications for licensure

§ 444-e. Qualifications for licensure. 1. An applicant for a license

as a home inspector shall:

(a) have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; and

(b) (i) have successfully completed a course of study of not less than

one hundred forty hours approved by the secretary, of which at least

forty hours shall have been in the form of unpaid field based

inspections in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a

home inspector licensed by the state of New York or a professional

engineer or architect regulated by the state of New York who oversees

and takes full responsibility for the inspection and any report provided

to a client; or

(ii) have performed not less than one hundred home inspections in the

presence of and under the direct supervision of a home inspector

licensed by the state of New York or a professional engineer or

architect regulated by the state of New York who oversees and takes full

responsibility for the inspection and any report provided to a client;

and

(c) have passed the National Home Inspector examination or an

examination offered by the secretary. Any examination offered by the

secretary must meet or exceed the national exam standards set by the

Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors in consultation with

the New York State Association of Home Inspectors to include questions

related to state-specific procedures, rules, and regulations, and

changes to state and federal law, and be updated annually; and

(d) pay the applicable fees.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person

performing a home inspection pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph

(b) of subdivision one of this section for the purpose of meeting

requirements for a home inspector license.

3. Upon submission of an application and payment of the application

and licensure fee to the secretary, the secretary shall issue a home

inspector's license to a person who holds a valid license as a home

inspector issued by another state or possession of the United States or

the District of Columbia which has standards substantially equivalent to

those of this state as determined by the secretary.

4. On or before the effective date of this article, the secretary

shall, upon application, issue a home inspector license to a person who:

(a) meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision

one of this section and has performed one hundred or more home

inspections for compensation within two years prior to the effective

date of this section; or

(b) meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this

section and has been engaged in the practice of home inspection for

compensation for not less than three years prior to the effective date

of this section during which such person has performed two hundred fifty

home inspections for compensation within three years prior to the

effective date of this section; or

(c) has education and experience which the secretary, considers

equivalent to that required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this

subdivision.