{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-444-d","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Law § 444-d","heading":"License requirements for home inspectors","body":"§ 444-d. License requirements for home inspectors. No person shall\nconduct or represent that he or she has the ability to conduct a home\ninspection for compensation unless such person is:\n  1. licensed as home inspector pursuant to this article; or\n  2. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof\nas an architect who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;\nor\n  3. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof\nas an engineer who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;\nor\n  4. a person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the\nstate or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of\nthat government employment; or\n  5. a person making home inspections for the purpose of meeting the\nrequirements of section four hundred forty-four-e of this article to\nqualify for licensure as a home inspector.","path":["Real Property Law","Article 12-B. Home Inspection Professional Licensing"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPP/444-D","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1abbe132b7b7d3253e2baeae0872114cb43d9a181a5e06ce23219f41badb8e72","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-444-c","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-444-e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}