PA Home Inspection Licensing Agency:

The state of Pennsylvania does not have a licensing board for home inspectors. The law states that you must be a member of one of the non-profit home inspector societies in the US.

Highlights of the Pennsylvania Home Inspector Law are:

  • Home inspectors are required to be a full member in good standing of a national, not-for-profit home inspection association or must be supervised by someone who is.

  • Members must comply with a code of conduct and attend continuing professional education classes as an ongoing condition of membership

  • Home inspectors are prohibited from performing repairs on the same house he or she inspected within the preceding 12 months.

  • The party selling the property that is the subject of the inspection has the right to receive a free copy of the report upon request.

  • Home inspectors must maintain insurance against errors and omissions and general liability coverage.

  • A violation of this law amounts to a violation of Pennsylvania's Consumer Protection Law.