This Article does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the State or a political subdivision of the State and is certified pursuant to Article 9C of Chapter 143 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting within the scope of that employment.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-151.62

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) A plumbing or heating contractor who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 2 of Chapter 87 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(3) An electrical contractor who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 4 of Chapter 87 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(4) A real estate broker or a real estate sales representative who does not claim to be a home inspector and is licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 93A of the N.C. Gen. Stat., when acting pursuant to that Article.

(5) A structural pest control licensee licensed under the provisions of Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., an employee of the licensee, or a certified applicator licensed under the provisions of Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the N.C. Gen. Stat. who does not claim to be a home inspector, while performing structural pest control activities pursuant to that Article. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 724, s. 1.)