Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 468.83 (2025)

Home inspection services licensing program; purpose.

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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 inspectors and to ensure that consumers of home inspection services can rely on the competence of home inspectors, as determined by educational and experience requirements and testing. Therefore, the Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public welfare to regulate home inspectors in this state.
History.s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 15, ch. 2010-106; s. 7, ch. 2010-176.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. E.N.D. Servs., Inc., 506 F. App'x 920 (11th Cir. 2013).
Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. E.N.D. Servs., Inc., 506 F. App'x 920 (11th Cir. 2013). “See Fla. Stat. §§ 468.83-468.8325 . 10 We view the State’s decision to formally regulate the home inspection industry as an acknowledgement of the industry’s preexisting character as one that provides services that are professional in nature and is therefore in need of state…”
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