KRS 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 a per son who contracts with a licensed home inspector to obtain a

home inspection and subsequent written home inspection report;

(4) "Home inspection" means a visual analysis performed for compensation for the

purpose of providing a professional opinion and hom e inspection report by a

licensed home inspector, regarding 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;

(5) "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;

(6) "Home inspector" means an individual who performs home inspections for

compensation;

(7) "Licensee" means a person who performs home in spections and who is licensed

under KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 as a home inspector; and

(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.