Associate and home inspector licenses, renewal, insurance 27
A complaint is filed in court against a licensee. When must the licensee report it to the insurance company?M.G.L. c. 112, § 225
A license has been expired for more than two years. What may the Board require before it grants renewal?266 CMR 3.02(2)
A license is issued partway through the 24-month cycle. How are the continuing education hours prorated?266 CMR 5.01(2)
A Registrant moves. How soon must the Board be notified in writing?266 CMR 3.05(2)
An associate works for a home inspection company. Whose errors and omissions policy can satisfy section 225?M.G.L. c. 112, § 225
Are application and license fees refundable?266 CMR 3.09
How long after receiving the Board's decision on a continuing education matter may a Registrant submit a letter of appeal?266 CMR 5.04
How long must an applicant have been a licensed associate home inspector before licensure as a home inspector?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(d)
How many Board-approved Educational Training Hours does the Associate Home Inspector Training Program require?266 CMR 4.01(1)
How many consecutive waivers of the continuing education requirement may a Registrant apply for?266 CMR 5.03(4)
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Associate and home inspector licenses, renewal, insurance, continued
How many Continuing Educational Hours does a renewal cycle require?266 CMR 5.01(1)
How many fee-paid home inspections under Direct Supervision does an associate home inspector license take?266 CMR 3.01(2)(a)
How many home inspections must an associate perform under supervision to qualify as a home inspector?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(d)
How many of an applicant's 25 supervised inspections may be Board-approved Mock Inspections?266 CMR 3.01(2)(a)
How many of the continuing education hours must be on the 266 CMR regulations, including the standards of practice?266 CMR 5.01(4)
How many of the training hours are dedicated to contract law?266 CMR 4.01(1)
How many Trainees may a Supervisor supervise at one real home inspection?266 CMR 4.06(5)
How often must a Supervisor make a written evaluation of an Associate Home Inspector?266 CMR 4.06(4)
May an Associate Home Inspector advertise as a Home Inspector?266 CMR 4.07(5)
On what date does a Massachusetts home inspector license expire?266 CMR 3.02(1)
What does "Direct Supervision" mean in 266 CMR 2.01?266 CMR 2.01
What insurance must a licensee carry, and in what minimum amount?M.G.L. c. 112, § 225
When does the Board license a person who holds another jurisdiction's home inspector license?M.G.L. c. 112, § 224
Which examination does section 222 require of an applicant?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(d)
Who may work under Indirect Supervision?266 CMR 4.06(7)
Whose names and license numbers must be on a Report that an Associate Home Inspector prepares?266 CMR 4.06(7)
Within how long after the completed written report must an action arising from a home inspection be commenced?M.G.L. c. 112, § 225
Contract, Report and standards of practice: 266 CMR 2.00, 6.00 19
A boiler is shut down at the time of the inspection. What must the inspector do?266 CMR 6.06(7)
A Client excludes a system from the inspection. Where must that be noted?266 CMR 6.05(2)
An item in the Report needs repair. May the inspector tell the Client what the repair will cost?266 CMR 6.06(4)
By when must the energy audit document reach the buyer?266 CMR 6.07(3)
For what is the Home Inspector not held liable under 266 CMR 6.03?266 CMR 6.03(4)
How much light is "Sufficient Lighting" under 266 CMR 2.01?266 CMR 2.01
May the inspector charge for providing the energy audit document?266 CMR 6.07(4)
Reports prepared by a licensee or under the licensee's supervision are kept for how long?266 CMR 9.01
Under 266 CMR 2.01, which fact means an item is NOT "Readily Accessible"?266 CMR 2.01
Under 266 CMR 6.06, what is the only exception to the ban on a firm repairing a dwelling it inspected?266 CMR 6.06(5)
What document must a Home Inspector provide to every Client who is buying a single family house?266 CMR 6.07(2)
What does 266 CMR 6.02 say a home inspection is not?266 CMR 6.02(2)
What must the Report say about the door operator of an attached garage?266 CMR 6.04(2)
When may a registered Home Inspector put his or her seal on a Report?266 CMR 6.03(2)
When must the Report tell the Client that additional investigation is required?266 CMR 6.03(3)
Which cover does the definition of "Dismantle" in 266 CMR 2.01 leave out?266 CMR 2.01
Which of these must a Massachusetts home inspection Report record?266 CMR 6.03(1)
Who must provide Safe Access and Sufficient Lighting for the inspection?266 CMR 6.01
Who receives a copy of the inspection contract?266 CMR 6.03(1)
Conduct, complaints and penalties: 266 CMR 8.00, 9.00; c. 112, § 226 14
A contract clause caps the damages a client may recover for the inspector's negligent errors. How does section 225 treat it?M.G.L. c. 112, § 225
A person who was not licensed when the fee was earned sues to collect it. What does section 226 say?M.G.L. c. 112, § 226
An advertisement offers a discounted price. What else must it identify?266 CMR 8.02
An inspector's sister is the seller's representative. What do the Board's ethics rules require?266 CMR 8.03(2)
The Board finds reason to believe a violation occurred. Which step may follow under 266 CMR 9.06?266 CMR 9.06
The Board writes to a Registrant about a complaint. How soon must the Registrant respond?266 CMR 8.03(1)
For which of these may a Registrant charge although no inspection took place?266 CMR 8.03(2)
May a Registrant give a real estate office a gift or a waiver of liability?266 CMR 8.03(3)
May the Board investigate an anonymous complaint?266 CMR 9.02
Section 226 caps the administrative penalty on a licensee at how much for each violation?M.G.L. c. 112, § 226
What civil penalty may be assessed on a person who holds himself out as a home inspector without a license?M.G.L. c. 112, § 226
Where is a license suspension appealed?M.G.L. c. 112, § 226
Which advertising claim is prohibited as deceptive?266 CMR 8.02
Which of these may the Board order after a hearing under section 226?M.G.L. c. 112, § 226
The Board and who needs a license: M.G.L. c. 13, § 96; c. 112, § 222 10
A licensed inspector does a paid home inspection and gives the buyer only a spoken summary. Does that satisfy section 222?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(a)
In the Massachusetts definition, a home inspection is made pursuant to what?M.G.L. c. 112, § 221
Three of the Board's inspector members must each have performed at least how many home inspections for compensation?M.G.L. c. 13, § 96
What are members of the Board paid?M.G.L. c. 13, § 96
When is the state's informational brochure on home inspections issued to home buyers?M.G.L. c. 13, § 97
Where must a licensed home inspector keep the license?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(b)
Which person may work without a home inspector license under section 222?M.G.L. c. 112, § 222(a)
Who grants a home inspector license in Massachusetts?M.G.L. c. 13, § 96
Who is the Board's one consumer member?M.G.L. c. 13, § 96
Within which agency does the Board sit?M.G.L. c. 13, § 96
How this list was compiled: Massachusetts General Laws chapter 112, sections 221 to 226, and chapter 13, sections 96 and 97 (the General Court's pages, https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section221), and 266 CMR 2.00 to 9.00, Board of Registration of Home Inspectors (the regulation PDFs linked from https://www.mass.gov/lists/statutes-and-regulations-home-inspectors; 266 CMR 2.00, 3.00, 4.00 and 6.00 as amended February 13, 2026), all read on October 16, 2026. The Board's licensing pages on mass.gov were read the same day. Each question names its section and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statutes and the regulations. Nothing comes from an examination, a course provider, a prep course or a question pool.
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This unofficial Massachusetts home inspector license practice test asks what state law says: 70 of our own questions on M.G.L. c. 112, sections 221 to 226, and 266 CMR. Not affiliated with the Board of Registration of Home Inspectors.
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What the questions cover
The two licenses, associate and home inspector, with the 75 training hours, the 25 and 100 supervised inspections and what a Supervisor owes. Then insurance, renewal and continuing education; the contract, the Report, the prohibitions and the energy audit rule of 266 CMR 6.00; and conduct, complaints and penalties.
What is left out
How building systems work and fail, which the national examination asks, and nearly all of the system-by-system lists of 266 CMR 6.04.
A buyer of a home with fewer than five units gets the energy audit document at or before closing (266 CMR 6.07).
A lawsuit over a home inspection must start within 2 years of the completed written report (M.G.L. c. 112, § 225).
Questions and answers
What exam does Massachusetts require for a home inspector license?
A written or electronic competency examination offered or approved by the Board (M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 222, 223). The Board's application page asks for a passing score on the National Home Inspector Examination. Massachusetts writes no examination of its own.
How do you become a home inspector in Massachusetts?
Start as an associate: finish the 75-hour training program, pass the examination and log 25 supervised inspections. After at least one year as an associate and 100 more supervised inspections, apply for the home inspector license with proof of insurance.
How long is a Massachusetts home inspector license good for?
Two years. Under 266 CMR 3.02 a license is valid until May 31 of the next even-numbered year, and renewal takes 12 continuing education hours, at least four on the 266 CMR regulations and one on ethics.
What insurance does a Massachusetts home inspector need?
Errors and omissions insurance of at least $250,000 in the aggregate, with proof filed with the Board. Associates need it too; a company policy that specifically covers the associate satisfies M.G.L. c. 112, § 225.