North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions § 143-151.50. License required to perform home inspections for compensation or to claim to be a “licensed home inspector”

(a) Requirement.--To perform a home inspection for compensation or to claim to be a licensed home inspector, an individual must be licensed by the Board. An individual who is not licensed by the Board may perform a home inspection without compensation.

(b) Form of License.--The Board may issue a license only to an individual and may not issue a license to a partnership, an association, a corporation, a firm, or another group. A licensed home inspector, however, may perform home inspections for or on behalf of a partnership, an association, a corporation, a firm, or another group, may conduct business as one of these entities, and may enter into and enforce contracts as one of these entities.