{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-16-4a-05","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 16–4A–05","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) each contract the licensee enters into for the provision of home inspection services;\n(2) each home inspection report the licensee prepares or signs; and\n(3) all supporting data that the licensee assembles or formulates to prepare a home inspection report.\n(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.\n(c) A licensed home inspector shall make any record required to be kept under this section available to the Commission to inspect or copy.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=16-4A-05","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"9579599c2f5b8683eec3faa5eef56ed9920b29abec5ce94268b556bf36470336","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-16-4a-04","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-16-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}