Article 1 - General Provisions - Illinois Statutes

      (225 ILCS 441/Art. 1 heading)ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(225 ILCS 441/1‑1)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)     Sec. 1‑1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Home Inspector License Act. (Source: P.A. 92‑239, eff. 8‑3‑01.)

(225 ILCS 441/1‑5)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)     Sec. 1‑5. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act is to evaluate the competency of persons, including any entity, engaged in the home inspection business and to regulate and license those persons engaged in this business for the protection of the public. (Source: P.A. 92‑239, eff. 8‑3‑01.)

(225 ILCS 441/1‑10)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)     Sec. 1‑10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:     "Applicant" means a person who applies to OBRE for a license under this Act.     "Board" means the Home Inspector Advisory Board.     "Client" means a person who engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector for an inspection assignment.     "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate or his or her designee.     "Home inspection" means the examination and evaluation of the exterior and interior components of residential real property, which includes the inspection of any 2 or more of the following components of residential real property in connection with or to facilitate the sale, lease, or other conveyance of, or the proposed sale, lease or other conveyance of, residential real property:         (1) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

system;

(2) plumbing system;         (3) electrical system;         (4) structural composition;         (5) foundation;         (6) roof;         (7) masonry structure; or         (8) any other residential real property component as

established by rule.

"Home inspector" means a person who, for another and for compensation either direct or indirect, performs home inspections.     "Home inspection report" or "inspection report" means a written evaluation prepared and issued by a home inspector upon completion of a home inspection, which meets the standards of practice as established by OBRE.     "Inspection assignment" means an engagement for which a home inspector is employed or retained to conduct a home inspection and prepare a home inspection report.     "OBRE" means the Office of Banks and Real Estate.     "Person" means individuals, entities, corporations, limited liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships, and partnerships, foreign or domestic, except that when the context otherwise requires, the term may refer to a single individual or other described entity.     "Residential real property" means real property that is used or intended to be used as a residence by one or more individuals.     "Standards of practice" means recognized standards and codes to be used in a home inspection, as determined by OBRE and established by rule. (Source: P.A. 92‑239, eff. 8‑3‑01.)