N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 444-d

§ 444-d. License requirements for home inspectors. No person shall\nconduct or represent that he or she has the ability to conduct a home\ninspection for compensation unless such person is:\n 1. licensed as home inspector pursuant to this article; or\n 2. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof\nas an architect who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;\nor\n 3. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof\nas an engineer who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;\nor\n 4. a person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the\nstate or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of\nthat government employment; or\n 5. a person making home inspections for the purpose of meeting the\nrequirements of section four hundred forty-four-e of this article to\nqualify for licensure as a home inspector.\n