Mold Remediation Licensing By State
Which states license mold assessors and remediators, from the state's own pages.
District of Columbia
The District licenses mold assessors and mold remediators through the Department of Energy and Environment. Anyone paid to assess or remediate indoor mold in a home must hold a DOEE license. When a landlord finds 10 square feet or more of mold in a rental, a licensed professional must assess and remediate it. An owner who lives in the home may do the work alone.
DC rules bar a licensed assessor or remediator from working on any property where they or their company has a financial interest, and they must tell you about any conflict of interest. To check a license, ask for the name and license number and compare it with the list of licensed mold professionals that DOEE publishes.
Florida
Florida licenses both mold assessors and mold remediators through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The license covers mold work on areas larger than 10 square feet.
State law keeps the two jobs apart. A mold assessor may not remediate a building that the assessor or the assessor’s company assessed in the last 12 months, and a remediator may not assess a building it remediated in that time. To check a license, search the DBPR license lookup by name or license number before you sign anything.
Louisiana
Louisiana requires a mold remediation license from the State Licensing Board for Contractors when a mold remediation job is worth more than $7,500. The license holder must complete board approved training in mold remediation and assessment. The state does not issue a separate license for mold inspectors.
Louisiana law bars a licensed mold remediation contractor from doing both the mold assessment and the remediation on the same property. It also bars owning a share of both the company that assesses and the company that remediates the same property. You can look up any contractor by name or license number in the board’s contractor search.
New York
New York licenses mold assessors, mold remediation contractors and mold abatement workers under Article 32 of the state Labor Law. The rules apply to mold jobs larger than 10 square feet. Some owners who do the work on their own homes are exempt.
The same person may not do both the assessment and the remediation on the same property. The assessor writes the plan, a separate licensed contractor does the work, and the assessor checks the result. You can check a license with the Department of Labor’s search for licensed mold contractors.
Tennessee
Tennessee has no stand alone mold inspector license. Instead, the Board for Licensing Contractors has a Mold Remediation classification on its contractor license. Tennessee requires a contractor license for jobs of $25,000 or more, so a large mold job should go to a company licensed in that classification.
State law does not bar one company from both inspecting and remediating the same job, so hiring an independent inspector is your own choice. You can check a contractor’s license and classification on the state’s online license lookup.
Texas
Texas licenses mold assessment consultants, assessment technicians, remediation contractors, remediation workers and the companies they work for through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. A license is needed when the mold covers 25 contiguous square feet or more.
State law says a license holder may not do both the mold assessment and the mold remediation on the same project. A person also may not own a share of both the assessment company and the remediation company on the same project. You can check any license with the TDLR license search.
Alabama
Licensing is not required in Alabama for mold testing or mold cleanup work, and the state has no mold standards for homes.
nor is there any contractor accreditation/certification for contractors performing mold testing or remediation activities
Arkansas
Licensing is not offered in Arkansas for mold cleanup companies. The state does not train or license them.
The State of Arkansas does not offer training or licensure for mold abatement contractors.
A 2009 law to license mold investigators was repealed in 2011. The state mold guidelines are not rules.
This act was repealed in 2011.
Idaho
Licensing does not apply in Idaho rentals. No state agency regulates mold inspection or removal there.
Idaho does not have a government agency that regulates the inspection or removal of toxic mold within rental property.
Illinois
Licensing is not required for mold remediators in Illinois, and there are no state standards for them.
Currently, mold remediators are not required to be licensed
Minnesota
Licensing of mold investigators or remediators is not done by Minnesota or any federal agency.
Neither the state of Minnesota nor any federal agency licenses or certifies mold investigators or remediators.
Missouri
Licensing. Missouri does not certify mold testers, and the state health department says mold testing is not a regulated industry there.
Neither Missouri nor the Federal Government "certifies" any individual or firm claiming such designation of mold tester.
Nebraska
Licensing. Nebraska does not license mold workers, so the state sets no training or method for mold cleanup.
Nebraska does not license the mold industry, so there is no specific training or procedure required by the state to undertake mold remediation.
New Hampshire
Licensing. In New Hampshire, anyone paid to do a home mold assessment must hold a national third party mold certification.
No person shall perform residential mold assessment services for remuneration unless that person possesses a valid national third party certification for mold assessment.
New Jersey
Licensing. New Jersey has no rules for mold inspections, and mold inspectors do not need a license or certification.
Environmental consultants are not required to obtain a license or certification to conduct mold inspections.
New Mexico
Licensing. New Mexico has no laws or state agency that regulates mold or can force a cleanup.
New Mexico does not have laws or state agencies that regulate mold or have jurisdiction to enforce abatement.
North Carolina
Licensing. North Carolina does not require a license, certification or registration for mold inspection or cleanup.
North Carolina does not require licensing, certification or registration for mold inspection and mold remediation services
Pennsylvania
Licensing. Pennsylvania has no state rules on mold.
There are no federal or Pennsylvania state regulations about mold.
South Carolina
Licensing. South Carolina has no state laws or standards for mold, so the state cannot test or inspect homes for it.
Because there are no state or federal laws, regulations, or standards for mold or indoor air quality, SCDES cannot test, monitor or inspect for mold
Vermont
Licensing. Vermont has no state certification or license for mold cleanup.
There are no federal or Vermont certifications or licenses for mold clean up.
Virginia
Licensing. Virginia has no state mold license, but selling home mold remediation without a national mold remediation certification breaks the Consumer Protection Act.
Selling or offering for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification