Florida Statutes Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)
- 468.83 - Home Inspection Services Licensing Program; Purpose.
(1) There is created within the department the home inspection services licensing program.(2) The Legislature recognizes that there is a need to require the licensing of home...
- 468.831 - Exemptions.
The following persons are not required to comply with any provision of this part:(1) An authorized government employee of the United States, this state, or any...
- 468.8311 - Definitions.
As used in this part, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(2) “Home” means any residential real property, or manufactured or modular home,...
- 468.8312 - Fees.
(1) The department may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive licenses, recordkeeping, and...
- 468.8313 - Examinations.
(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a home inspector must apply to the department after he or she satisfies the examination requirements of this...
- 468.8314 - Licensure.
(1) The department shall license any applicant who the department certifies is qualified to practice home inspection services.(2) The department shall certify for licensure any applicant who...
- 468.8315 - Renewal Of License.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and upon certification by the department that the licensee has satisfactorily completed the...
- 468.8316 - Continuing Education.
(1) The department may not renew a license until the licensee submits proof satisfactory to the department that during the 2 years before application for renewal...
- 468.8317 - Inactive License.
(1) A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department.(2) A license that becomes inactive...
- 468.8318 - Certification Of Corporations And Partnerships.
The practice of or the offer to practice home inspection services by licensees through a corporation or partnership offering home inspection services to the public,...
- 468.8319 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) A person may not:(a) Effective July 1, 2011, practice or offer to practice home inspection services unless the person has complied with the provisions of this...
- 468.832 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:(a) Violation of any provision of this part or s. 455.227(1).(b) Attempting...
- 468.8321 - Disclosures.
Prior to contracting for or commencing a home inspection, a home inspector shall provide to the consumer a copy of his or her license to...
- 468.8322 - Insurance.
A home inspector shall maintain a commercial general liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than $300,000.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235.
- 468.8323 - Home Inspection Report.
Upon completion of each home inspection for compensation, the home inspector shall provide a written report prepared for the client.(1) The home inspector shall report:(a) On those...
- 468.8324 - Grandfather Clause.
(1) A person who performs home inspection services may qualify for licensure as a home inspector under this part if the person submits an application to...
- 468.8325 - Rulemaking Authority.
The department shall adopt rules to administer this part.History.—s. 23, ch. 2010-106; s. 15, ch. 2010-176.
Last modified: September 23, 2016