# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 36 — Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors — Home Inspectors

### Chapter 07 — Minimum Standards of Practice

#### Regulation .11 Interior.

*COMAR 09.36.07.11*

A. A home inspector shall visually inspect accessible:

  (1) Walls, ceilings, and floors;

  (2) Ramps, steps, stairways, landings, and railings;

  (3) Countertops and installed cabinets;

  (4) Doors and windows, including safety glazing;

  (5) Garage doors and garage door operators; and

  (6) Household appliances including installed ovens, ranges, surface cooking appliances, microwave ovens, dishwashing machines, and food waste grinders by using normal operating controls to activate the primary function.

B. A home inspector shall describe a condition that presents, at the time of the inspection, an unsafe condition.

C. A home inspector is not required to inspect:

  (1) Paint, wallpaper, and other finish treatments;

  (2) Carpeting;

  (3) Window treatments, including window glass types or coatings;

  (4) Central vacuum systems;

  (5) Recreational facilities;

  (6) Appliances not listed in section §A(6) of this regulation;

  (7) Each control or feature of an inspected appliance; or

  (8) Microwave radiation leakage.