Title 68, REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

(a) General rule.--The performance of a home inspection is a service that is subject to the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. (b) Prohibited acts.--Any of the following acts engaged in by a home inspector…

Except as provided in this section, a provision of an agreement of transfer regarding the right of the buyer to obtain a home inspection report and providing for the consequences, if any, shall provide that the home inspection be performed by a full member in good standing of a n…

(a) Prohibited provisions.--The following types of provisions in a contract with a home inspector for the performance of a home inspection are contrary to public policy and shall be void: (1) a limitation on the liability of the home inspector for gross negligence or willful misc…

(a) Required contents.--A home inspection report must be in writing and shall include: (1) A description of the scope of the inspection, including without limitation an identification of the structural elements, systems and subsystems covered by the report. (2) A description of a…

(a) Required insurance.--A home inspector shall maintain insurance against errors and omissions in the performance of a home inspection and general liability, with coverages of not less than $100,000 per occurrence and $500,000 in the aggregate and with deductibles of not more th…

A buyer shall be entitled to rely in good faith, without independent investigation, on a written representation by a home inspector that the home inspector is: (1) licensed or registered as a professional engineer under the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known as the Engi…

(a) Criminal penalty.--A person who violates section 7509 (relating to liability insurance) or who provides a false representation under section 7510 (relating to reliance by buyer) commits a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof for a first offense, shall be sentenced to …

An action to recover damages arising from a home inspection report must be commenced within one year after the date the report is delivered.

Notwithstanding section 7503(b)(1) (relating to relationship to other laws), the following sections: 7505 (relating to consumer remedies), 7507(a)(1) and (b) (relating to contracts with home inspectors), 7508 (relating to home inspection reports) and 7509 (relating to liability i…