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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="16-703.2" title_number="16" title_name="Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only in Baltimore City.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A licensed home inspector conducting an inspection of a rental dwelling under Article 13, § 5–7 of the Baltimore City Code may not make a certification as a part of that inspection relating to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the presence or identification of pests, unless the home inspector is certified as a pest control consultant, pest control applicator, or public agency applicator under § 5–207 of the Agriculture Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the dwelling’s electrical system, unless the home inspector has completed a minimum of 8 hours of training in electrical systems certified by the Baltimore City Housing Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The electrical training required under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be in addition to the training required under Subtitle 3A of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
