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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 09.36.07.11" title_num="09" subtitle_num="36" chapter_num="07" heading="Interior.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A home inspector shall visually inspect accessible:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Walls, ceilings, and floors;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ramps, steps, stairways, landings, and railings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Countertops and installed cabinets;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Doors and windows, including safety glazing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Garage doors and garage door operators; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A home inspector shall describe a condition that presents, at the time of the inspection, an unsafe condition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A home inspector is not required to inspect:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Paint, wallpaper, and other finish treatments;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Carpeting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Window treatments, including window glass types or coatings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Central vacuum systems;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Recreational facilities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Appliances not listed in section §A(6) of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Each control or feature of an inspected appliance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Microwave radiation leakage.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>