Section 1 (NYSDOS Module #4)
 -Home Inspection Licensing Course- 

Price: $350.00
Required Textbook: The Home Inspection Book: A Guide for Professionals, by Marcia Darvin Spada (Included with Section 1)
Hours: 25 hours

Course Outline:

1. License law

  1. Real Property Law, Article 12-B
    1. Definitions §444-b
    2. Licensing Requirements §444-d
    3. Qualifications for licensure §444-e
    4. Renewal and Continuing Education Requirements §444-f
    5. Duty of Care of Home Inspectors §444-g
    6. Suspension and Revocation of License §444-h
    7. Denial of License; Complaints; Notice and Hearing §444-i
    8. Practice of Architecture and Professional Engineering §444-j
    9. Insurance Requirements §444-k
    10. Unlicensed Activities §444-n
    11. Violations and Penalties for unlicensed activities §444-o
    12. Code of Ethics*
    13. Standards of Practice*
  2. Department of State Rules and Regulations
    1. Title 19 NYCRR

 *until such time as New York State has set fourth their Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, these sections should cover standards and codes of current national home inspection organizations.

 2. Overview of the Profession

  1. inspection process
  2. pre-inspection agreement
    1. elements of a contract
  3. liability issues
  4. tools and equipment
  5. safety concerns

 3. Report writing

  1. preparing the written report
    1. report types

checklist

narrative

combination

  1. report forms

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