Does anyone know where I can find specific requirements about the 100 inspections needed to become certified in PA? I’m assuming that these 100 inspections would need to be fee-paid inspections done by a PA certified inspector who I am shadowing, but haven’t been able to find anything that provides clarification.
Any help with this is much appreciated. It seems a bit weird to me when I think about it. If they are not required to be fee paid and run by a certified inspector, then would my mock inspections count towards this list of 100? If they are required to be fee paid and run by a certified inspector, then that would give certified inspectors control over their local market. They could reduce their competition by not allowing any new competition to shadow them and become certified. Working for an established home inspection company would be another option, but I would think that most of them would include no-compete clauses.
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Do these 100 inspections need to be in Pennsylvania? I live close to the PA/MD line, and being able to complete some of these in MD would be helpful.
Do these 100 inspections need to be run by a certified inspector?
Do these 100 inspections need to be fee-paid?
Are the 100 inspections reviewed/approved by Pennsylvania, or by InterNACHI? The info below makes it seem like PA requires you to join an association which requires these 100 inspections, so InterNACHI requires the 100 inspections, therefore InterNACHI will review/approve them.
Send to [email protected] a list of 100 addresses of inspections you’ve “performed or participated in.” Don’t send the reports, just the list.
From Chapter 75 of Title 68: “National home inspectors association. Any national association of home inspectors that:…(3) Requires that a person may not become a full member unless the person has performed or participated in more than 100 home inspections and has passed a recognized or accredited examination testing knowledge of the proper procedures for conducting a home inspection.”
It seems like it would be InterNACHI, but I’m looking for clarification on that. Knowing who verifies the 100 inspections would help me figure out where to go to find the rest of these answers.
Hi there,
Im just re- starting my inspection company after two years out, I retook the INTERnachi exam and according to the PA regulations: and I re- read them to be sure. It seems that you can do your own 100 inspections without shadowing someone. If someone can clarify this thought it would benefit those trying to break into the field.
Sorry to respond to such an old post but did you ever get clarification on the 100? I’m licensed in Tn and recently moved back to Pennsylvania. Ive called everyone from the local codes office to the real estate commission up to the Attorney General’s Office and Dept of Labor, no one knows if I can perform 100 inspections in Pa by myself or if I have to work under another person. The lack of legislation and ambiguity of law make it difficult to navigate. Tried posting my own question about this and was only told to turn in 100 inspection addresses, not how to get them. Thanks.
Did you figure this out? I was an inspector in TX for a very short period and moved to PA a couple years ago. I’ve been considering getting back into it, but I’m confused about the 100 inspections. Mostly, can I do them once I complete the other NACHI requirements by myself?
Nope. Talked to numerous people through Internachi, called everyone from my local borough office to the department of labor to even the Attorney General’s Office. Nobody could answer the question. There currently is no regulatory board to answer questions but if you are caught performing inspections illegally you can face 5yrs in prison. Spoke to one of the individuals who helped author the home inspections law and he says you must be a full member of a professional national organization. To become a full member you have to submit the addresses of 100 homes you inspected. No one anywhere will tell you if you can inspect those homes as your own individual company or if you must partner with someone, because of the ambiguous law. I even spoke to a realty lawyer and they couldn’t answer the question. One home inspector I spoke to referred me to the mentor page where specific CMIs have agreed to be mentors. But no one will answer how to get the 100 inspections to become a “Full Member” if you cant inspect until you are a full member.
Now here’s my take I’m an hr from Maryland and 2 hrs from Wv, both of those states only require you to have insurance and apply for a license. When work slows down (industrial construction) I plan on getting licensed in those states and performing my inspections there because I dont want to go from owning my own company to becoming an apprentice under someone else.
“Send to [[email protected]](mailto: [email protected]) a list of 100 addresses of inspections you’ve “performed or participated in.” Don’t send the reports, just the list.”
Thanks for the detailed response. I originally became an inspector in TX by going through a program that enabled me to become a Professional Home Inspector without all of these inspections.You have to be licensed in TX and they are very strict with properly completing a state inspection form. Forgetting to check a box can get you in trouble. Simple mistakes can get you fined. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there very long and had no where near the 100 nor do I have copies since it has been a few years. I live about 30 minutes from MD. Starting new, (again) I don’t know how quick I could get jobs in another state to reach the 100. In PA, the caveat is not being a full member and doing an inspection that is used for a legal transaction. Just inspecting a property is technically legal if itis not used for selling or buying a property. But, as you mention, they don’t have to be performed in PA.
If you scroll down to Nick Gromicko’s response and read through it, it sounds like if you do an inspection, and submit it to Nick/nterNACHI , they will review and sign off on the report. But, I can see several problems with trying to go that route. Given the minimal oversight in PA, the requirements to become an inspector seems quite arbitrary.
