Statewide
The Oregon record
Every field carries its own source and its own verification date. Where a number is still being traced to rule text rather than to a training provider, the field says so instead of guessing.
Inspector licensing The two-step nobody explains: certification and business licensure are separate, and the CCB runs both. 13 verified fields Verify an inspector Two searches, two numbers. An inspector can pass one check and fail the other. 0 verified fields Seller disclosure ORS 105.464, the five business day revocation right, and what the 2025 amendment actually removed. 3 verified fields Permits Which agency issues the permit, and why the electrical history is often in a different system. 0 verified fields Standards of practice OAR chapter 812 division 8. What an Oregon inspection must cover, and what it excludes by rule. 1 verified fields
Licensing, verified fields
The two step
Certification and licensure are separate, cumulative steps, both at the CCB. ORS 701.445(1) states it in one sentence: an individual may not undertake, offer to undertake or submit a bid to do work as a home inspector unless the individual is certified by the Board AND is an owner of, or employed by, a business that is licensed by the board.
Who must be certified
- trigger
- Inspecting TWO OR MORE of ten categories, for a fee, with a written report.
- reach
- The duty attaches to bidding and offering, not only performing.
Eligibility points
- minimum
- 20
- rule last amended
- CCB 1-2015, effective 2015-10-01
- drafting artifact
- OAR 812-008-0040(3)(d) cross-references approved providers under 812-008-0074(2), but providers are actually approved under 812-008-0074(3).
Exam
- name
- National Home Inspector Examination
- administrator
- PSI, at seven Oregon locations
- fee
- $225
- format
- 200 multiple-choice questions, four hours
- rule
- OAR 812-008-0050 names the exam and its sponsor (EBPHI) but states NO passing score. Do not publish a passing score.
- grandfathering
- Exams passed before 2015-10-01 remain usable. Inspectors certified before 2015-10-01 are exempt from the exam requirement.
Continuing education
- hours
- 30
- unit
- continuing education units (CEUs)
- cycle
- Each two-year renewal
- corroboration
- OCHI Certification Application p.2, Oregon Secretary of State License Directory entry 631
- exemption from general ce
- Home inspector certificate holders are EXEMPT from the regular CCB residential continuing education requirements.
- military waiver
- CE is waived entirely if the inspector served on active duty in the US armed forces during the two-year period. OAR 812-008-0070(2).
Ride along distinction
- finding
- The single CCB ride-along form has TWO separate boxes for two entirely different things, and they are routinely blurred.
- consequence
- At most 3 of the 30 CEUs can come from trade-contractor ride-alongs. Hosting CEUs appear uncapped.
- form
- https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Documents/OCHI%20CE%20Ride-Along.pdf
Standards of practice
- location
- OAR chapter 812, Division 8
- range
- 812-008-0200 through 812-008-0214
- index url
- https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/displayDivisionRules.action?selectedDivision=3593
- ccb full text pdf
- https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Documents/Home%20Inspection%20Standards.pdf
- scope framing
- OAR 812-008-0203: inspections undertaken in accordance with division 8 are visual and are not technically exhaustive.
Complaint deadline
- correction
- NOT ORS 701.355. That section was renumbered to ORS 701.450 in 2015 and is a 12-month repair-work conflict-of-interest bar.
- operative citation
- ORS 701.143
- period
- One year
- clock starts
- Delivery of the initial written inspection report.
- no exceptions
- CCB's dispute booklet states there are no exceptions to the time limits.
- rule text verbatim
- For the purpose of this rule, a home inspection shall be deemed completed when the initial written inspection report is delivered.
Ochi vs oic
- finding
- Two Oregon agencies each certify something called an inspector. Only CCB's covers home inspectors.
Energy audit exemption
- rule
- Persons performing energy audits are EXPRESSLY EXEMPT from home inspector certification.
- rule text verbatim
- A home inspection does not include energy audit, forensic evaluation or home performance testing.
- source correction
- This fact was cited to OAR 812-008-0030. The operative wording is in OAR 812-008-0205, the definitions rule. Re-pointed 2026-08-07.
Oar verification status
- status
- RESOLVED 2026-08-07 via Scraper-HIB.
- method
- Zyte browserHtml defeated the F5 JavaScript interstitial that blocked every direct request.
- rules confirmed
- 812-008-0030, 812-008-0040, 812-008-0050, 812-008-0201, 812-008-0202, 918-480-0010
- division listing
- OAR chapter 812 division 8 lists 31 rules; 812-008-0200 through 0205 all exist.
Contracts and reports rule
- rule
- OAR 812-008-0202 Contracts and Reports
- completion trigger verbatim
- For the purpose of this rule, a home inspection shall be deemed completed when the initial written inspection report is delivered.
- basis verbatim
- Home inspections undertaken according to Division 8 shall be based solely on the property conditions, as observed at the time of the home inspection.
Oar authority line is stale
- finding
- OAR 812-008-0203 still lists its statutory authority as ORS 670.310, 701.235, 701.350 and 701.355, and implements 701.350 and 701.355.
Wildfire and R327, verified fields
Rule vehicle
R327 is carried by OAR 918-480-0010(4). The rule text states the R327 amendment is EFFECTIVE 2025-08-05. The provision was first filed as temporary rule BCD 8-2025 effective 2025-08-05, then made permanent by BCD 12-2025, filed 2025-12-22, effective 2026-01-01, with no gap in coverage. It amends the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
Edition is frozen
ORS 455.433(1) pins the adoptable standard to the 2023 edition: the department shall adopt the wildfire hazard mitigation code standards of section R327 of the 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
Applies to
ORS 455.433(3) limits the standards to new construction of new buildings.The file 23orsc-wildfire-amendments.pdf is still live on BCD's site and contains pre-SB 83 language covering additions and full replacement of exterior elements. It overstates current scope. The controlling text is 23orsc-r327-amend.pdf, dated 2026-01-06.
No state mandate
Both tracks are entirely local-option, and each carries an express statutory prohibition on the state requiring adoption.
Roof relevance
R327 sets materials and assembly requirements for roofing, ventilation, exterior wall coverings, overhanging projections, decking surfaces and glazing. Roofing and attic ventilation lead the section.
Defensible space
- rule
- OAR 837-040-0030, Permanent Order OSFM 2-2026, filed and effective 2026-04-29
- rulemaking
- Complete. Notice filed 2026-03-10, hearing 2026-04-27, zero public comments received.
R327 available for local adoption
- status
- In force since 2025-07-24
Defensible space model code
- status
- Effective date DISPUTED, see date_conflict. Voluntary in either case.
Seller disclosure change
- status
- Since 2025-07-24. See statewide/seller-disclosure.json
Defensible space model code
- finding
- THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE MODEL CODE HAS A PUBLISHED ADOPTION CYCLE AND A DATED CURRENT EDITION, which earlier passes did not have.
- current edition
- 2026 Oregon Defensible Space Model Code, effective 2026-02-26.
- basis
- Sections 603 and 604 of the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, ICC, plus Oregon-specific best practices.
- cycle
- Adopted roughly every three years, tracking the national WUI code cycle.
- rule
- OAR 837-040-0030 Adoption of the Oregon Defensible Space Model Code
Defensible space per jurisdiction
- position
- NOT RECORDED PER JURISDICTION, DELIBERATELY.
Seller disclosure, verified fields
Statutory form
ORS 105.464 sets out the seller's property disclosure statement, which must be in substantially the form given in the statute. Where required under ORS 105.465, a seller delivers the disclosure statement to each buyer who makes a written offer to purchase real property in Oregon.ORS 105.465 governs when delivery is required and is a necessary companion citation. The spec names 105.462 through 105.490 as the range but singles out only 464 and 470.
Buyer revocation
Where the seller has completed section 2 of the form, the buyer has five business days from the seller's delivery of the disclosure statement to revoke their offer. Revocation is made by delivering a separate signed written statement of revocation to the seller, disapproving the seller's disclosure. The right may be waived by the buyer at or before entering into a sale agreement.Three details competitors routinely drop: the clock runs from delivery rather than from the offer, the revocation must be separate and in writing, and the right is waivable. Each is decision-relevant on a live transaction, and together they answer the Tier 4 query 'how long does the buyer have to revoke'.
Wildfire disclosure change
- what actually happened
- SB 83 section 15 AMENDED ORS 105.464. It did not repeal it. One line item was deleted from Section 2, item 9 (GENERAL) of the statutory form.
- deleted text
- I. Has the property been classified as wildland-urban interface? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ]Unknown
- effective
- 2025-07-24