{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-12-1027","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 12–1027","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “lender’s inspection fee” means a fee imposed by a credit grantor to pay for a visual inspection of residential real property.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a credit grantor may not impose a lender’s inspection fee in connection with a loan made to a consumer borrower that is secured by residential real property.\n(c) A lender’s inspection fee may be imposed on a consumer borrower if the inspection is needed to ascertain completion of:\n(1) Construction of a new home; or\n(2) Repairs, alterations, or other work required by the credit grantor.\n(d) This section does not apply to an appraisal of the value of real property by a credit grantor or to fees imposed in connection with an appraisal.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=12-1027","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"86e2ad17379591347db616051eba51c13f205a30fbc1a73cdad1141be975e6bc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-12-1026","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-12-1028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}