(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
(2) “Home” means any residential real property, or manufactured or modular home, which is a single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, quadruplex, condominium unit, or cooperative unit. The term does not include the common areas of condominiums or cooperatives.
(3) “Home inspector” means any person who provides or offers to provide home inspection services for a fee or other compensation.
(4) “Home inspection services” means a limited visual examination of the following readily accessible installed systems and components of a home: the structure, electrical system, HVAC system, roof covering, plumbing system, interior components, exterior components, and site conditions that affect the structure, for the purposes of providing a written professional opinion of the condition of the home.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 16, ch. 2010-106; s. 8, ch. 2010-176.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations
Part XV - Home Inspectors (Ss. 468.83-468.8325)
468.83 - Home inspection services licensing program; purpose.
468.8315 - Renewal of license.
468.8316 - Continuing education.
468.8318 - Certification of corporations and partnerships.
468.8319 - Prohibitions; penalties.
468.832 - Disciplinary proceedings.
468.8323 - Home inspection report.