New York Laws
Article 12-B - Home Inspection Professional Licensing
444-D - License Requirements for Home Inspectors.

ยง 444-d. License requirements for home inspectors. No person shall
conduct or represent that he or she has the ability to conduct a home
inspection for compensation unless such person is:

1. licensed as home inspector pursuant to this article; or

2. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof
as an architect who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
or

3. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof
as an engineer who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
or

4. a person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the
state or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of
that government employment; or

5. a person making home inspections for the purpose of meeting the
requirements of section four hundred forty-four-e of this article to
qualify for licensure as a home inspector.