South Carolina Home Inspection State Regulations
Regulating Body
South Carolina Labor Licensing Regulation (Residential Builder’s Commission)
Phone: (803) 896-4696
Email: contact.rbc@llr.sc.gov
Address: 110 Centerview Dr. Columbia, SC 29210
Quick South Carolina Facts
- Home inspection is regulated
- Bi-annual license renewal cycle
- Distance education is allowed
Experience Required
Two options:
- Without an exam by the commission-shall file an application showing that he/she is currently licensed as a home inspector after written exam by an organization approved by the commission and have a minimum of one year of experience as a home inspector under the direction of a licensed home inspector or have performed a minimum of fifty residential inspections
- With an exam by commission-minimum one year under home inspector or have successfully completed a formal course of training-than an applicant shall be entitled to take the home inspector licensing exam as prescribed by the commission
Statute/Code: South Carolina Code of Laws 40-59-540 (A)
Rule/Regulation: Volume 31 Issue 9 106-4
Exam: SC Home Inspector Exam and the National Home Inspector Examination
Application and Licensing: South Carolina Labor Licensing Regulation (Residential Builder’s Commission)
Not Required
- Field training and experience required
- CE
- Pre-licensing
South Carolina Home Inspection Training
South Carolina Licensure (Title 40, Chapter 59, Article 3) enacted in 1996. South Carolina law requires any person desiring to be a licensed home inspector to file with the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission.