State guide
Kansas
Kansas does not currently license or register home inspectors. Kansas formerly had a Home Inspectors Registration Board under the Kansas Home Inspectors Professional Competence and Financial Responsibility Act, but the official Kansas Administrative Regulations note that act expired effective July 1, 2019.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Licenses home inspectors?
- no
- File a complaint
- Official page →
Official resources in Kansas
Official regulations volume noting the Kansas home-inspector act expired effective July 1, 2019.
Official session law that enacted the Kansas Home Inspectors Professional Competence and Financial Responsibility Act in 2008.
Archived official statute establishing the former Kansas Home Inspectors Registration Board.
Official state complaint portal for business and consumer-protection complaints.
Key facts for Kansas
- Kansas does not currently license or register home inspectors; Agency 130’s editor’s note says the act expired effective July 1, 2019.
- The former Kansas home-inspector law was enacted in 2008 Session Laws, Chapter 171.
- The 2008 act took effect upon publication in the statute book; a Kansas Attorney General opinion says the act became effective July 1, 2008.
- Former K.S.A. 58-4503 created the Kansas Home Inspectors Registration Board.
- Former K.S.A. 58-4509 required at least 80 hours of classroom and field training or grandfathering, plus 16 annual CE hours.
- Former K.S.A. 58-4509 required at least $100,000 general liability insurance and financial responsibility such as E&O insurance or a $10,000 bond.
What to do next
- Do not expect a current Kansas state home-inspector license lookup; ask for training, insurance, and sample reports directly.
- Review the inspector’s contract for scope, limitations, and any standards of practice they follow before scheduling.
- For deceptive-business or consumer issues, preserve the report and contract and file through the Kansas Attorney General complaint portal.
Helpful guides
- How to check if a home inspector is licensed
- Which states license home inspectors (and which do not)
- How to look up disciplinary actions against a home inspector
- How to file a complaint against a home inspector