Iowa Passes New Legislation: How to Become an Iowa-Licensed Home Inspector

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BOULDER, Colo. (May 30, 2025) – The new Iowa Home Inspection Accountability Act (SF460) has passed unanimously in both the Iowa House and Senate and was signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds. This legislation codifies qualifications for home inspectors, and establishes comprehensive regulations for home inspections and standards for inspection reports, as well as penalties for non-compliance. The new legislation takes effect on July 1, 2025.

To become a licensed home inspector in Iowa, you must do the following:

• Become a member of a non-profit national home inspection association. Join InterNACHI®.
• Pass an examination testing your knowledge of the proper procedures for conducting a home inspection. Take InterNACHI's Proctored Inspector Exam.
• Conduct home inspections based on the Standards of Practice of a national inspectors association. Read InterNACHI's Home Inspection Standard of Practice. 
• Comply with a Code of Ethics of a national inspectors association. Read InterNACHI's Code of Ethics.  
• Take professional continuing education classes as an ongoing condition of membership. Our online classes are free at nachi.org/education. 
• Maintain Errors and Omissions and General Liability insurance. Get a free quote at nachi.org/insurance. 

New inspectors: Send a list of 100 addresses of inspections you've performed or participated in to [email protected]. Don't send the reports, just the list of addresses. 

InterNACHI® and InterNACHI's U.S. Department of Education-accredited college have everything you need. Join now at nachi.org. 

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