Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4A - Miscellaneous Provisions for Home Inspectors
Section 16-4A-05 - Record Retention Requirements

(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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