Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-6. Identification cards and mandatory disclosures
(a) Upon the issuance of a license by the board, an identification card shall also be issued to each licensed person.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-6
- Associate home inspector: means a person who is employed by a licensed home inspector to conduct a home inspection of a residential building on behalf of a client for a fee under the direct supervision of the licensed home inspector and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Board: means the contractors' registration and licensing board. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Client: means any person who engages, or seeks to engage, the services of a home inspector for the purpose of obtaining an inspection of, and written report upon, the condition of a residential building. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Home inspection: means an inspection and a written evaluation of the following readily visible and accessible components of a residential building: heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical systems, structural components, foundation, roof, masonry structure, exterior and interior components, and any other related residential housing components, unless the scope of the inspection is otherwise clearly limited, in writing, in the inspection report. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Home inspector: means any person licensed as a home inspector to conduct a home inspection of a residential building on behalf of a client for a fee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) All licensees subject to the provisions of this chapter must include their license number on all advertising proposals, contracts, inspection reports, and invoices displayed in a conspicuous manner.
(c) Every written report of a home inspection provided to a client by a licensee must include:
(1) A notice that any complaints regarding the home inspection or the home inspector or associate home inspector who performed it may be directed to the board, and shall also include the current address and telephone number of the board.
(2) Where applicable, a disclosure that an inspection was performed by an associate home inspector.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 140, § 1.