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§ 16-4A-05. Recordkeeping requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsEffective: October 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 16. Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4a. Miscellaneous Provisions for Home Inspectors (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 16-4A-05
§ 16-4A-05. Recordkeeping requirements
Currentness
Contracts, home inspection reports, and supporting data
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a licensed home inspector shall keep, for 5 years from the date of delivery to the client, the original or a copy of:
(1) each contract the licensee enters into for the provision of home inspection services;
(2) each home inspection report the licensee prepares or signs; and
(3) all supporting data that the licensee assembles or formulates to prepare a home inspection report.
Home inspections involved in litigation
(b) If, within the 5-year period for the retention of records, a licensed home inspector is given notice that a home inspection is involved in litigation, a new 5-year period shall start on the date of the final disposition of the litigation.
Records made available to Commission
(c) A licensed home inspector shall make any record required to be kept under this section available to the Commission to inspect or copy.

Credits

Added by Acts 2011, c. 30, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 16-4A-05, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 16-4A-05
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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