# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 16. Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors

### Subtitle 3A. Licensing of Home Inspectors

#### Section 16-3A-01

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title or Sec.Sec. 10-14A-03 and 10-14B-03 of the State Government Article, an individual shall be licensed by the Commission as a home inspector before the individual may provide home inspection services in the State.

(b) This title does not apply to:

  (1) an individual who is employed as a building code enforcement official by the State or a political subdivision of the State, while acting within the scope of that employment;

  (2) an individual who is employed as a federal or State inspector, while acting within the scope of that employment;

  (3) a plumber, electrician, professional engineer, real estate appraiser, real estate broker or agent, or heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration contractor who is licensed in the State, while acting within the scope of that license;

  (4) a roofer, general contractor, remodeler, or structural pest control specialist, while acting within the scope of that occupation; or

  (5) any other professional whose services may be required in the building or remodeling of real property and who does not claim to be a licensed home inspector.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)