Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 16-4A-05
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 16-4A-05
in effect(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.
(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.
(c) A licensed home inspector shall make any record required to be kept under this section available to the Commission to inspect or copy.
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