2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .700   Definitions for KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738.

198B.700 Definitions for KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738. As used in KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738, unless otherwise provided: (1)  "Applicant" means an individual who applies for a license as a home inspector. (2)  "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors established in KRS 198B.704. (3)  "Client" means an individual who contracts with a licensed home inspector to obtain a home inspection and subsequent written home inspection report. (4)  "Office" means the Kentucky Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction. (5)  "Home inspection" means a visual analysis for the purpose of providing a professional opinion by a licensed home inspector, of the condition of a residential dwelling and the dwelling's attached garages and carports, any reasonable accessible installed components, and the operation of the dwelling's systems, including any controls normally operated by the owner of the dwelling, for systems and components in the standards of practice established by the board. Home inspection shall not include a code compliance inspection, or an inspection required under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. secs. 5401 et seq., as amended, and rules and regulations issued thereunder, or KRS 227.600 regarding manufactured homes. (6)  "Home inspection report" means a written report prepared by a licensed home inspector for compensation and issued after a home inspection. The report shall include the following: (a)  A report on any system or component inspected that, in the professional opinion of the inspector, is significantly deficient; (b)  The inspector's recommendation to repair or monitor deficiencies reported under paragraph (a) of this subsection; (c)  A list of any systems or components that were designated for inspection in the standards of practice adopted by the board but that were not inspected; and (d)  The reason a system or component listed under paragraph (c) of this subsection was not inspected. (7)  "Licensee" means a person who performs home inspections and who is licensed under KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 as a home inspector. (8)  "Residential dwelling" means a structure consisting of at least one (1) but not more than four (4) units, each designed for occupancy by a single family, whether the units are occupied or unoccupied. Effective: July 13, 2004 History:Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section. Page 1 of 1