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...(A) To obtain a license to perform home inspections, a person shall submit both of the following to the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing: (1) An application meeting the requirements of division (D) of this section on a form the superintendent provides; (2) The fee established in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(2)(a) of section 4764.05 of the Revise...

...iod that a license is valid, a licensed home inspector shall successfully complete not less than fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annually in courses or programs directly applicable to the standards of practice and requirements specified in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of real estate and profe...

...(A) A home inspector license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance or renewal. (B)(1) To renew a home inspector license, a licensed home inspector shall file all of the following with the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires: (a) A renewal application pursuant to ...

... and professional licensing may issue a home inspector license to an applicant who holds a license, registration, or certification as a home inspector in another jurisdiction other than another state if that applicant submits an application on a form the superintendent provides, pays the fee the Ohio home inspector board prescribes, and satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) The applicant is licensed, reg...

...(A) Every licensed home inspector shall maintain, or be covered by, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy or a commercial general liability insurance policy with coverage limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than a three- hundred-thousand-dollar aggregate limit. The insurance policy shall provide coverage against liability of the licensed home inspector for los...

...onal licensing may investigate licensed home inspectors concerning any alleged violation of this chapter. Investigators and auditors employed by the superintendent may review and audit, during normal business hours, the licensed home inspector's business records that are directly related to complaints. The licensed home inspector shall permit such a review and audit. (B) Within five business days after a person fi...

...sonable evidence exists that a licensed home inspector has violated this chapter or engaged in an activity described in divisions (A)(1) to (7) of section 4764.14 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall proceed in accordance with the notice and hearing requirements prescribed in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. After a hearing officer conducts a hearing and issues a report pursuant to division (D) of this sect...

...al with a client in connection with the home inspection for which the home inspector is responsible, or from other parties who are involved in any part of the real estate transaction involving a residential building for which that home inspector conducted a home inspection; (4) Repaired, replaced, or upgraded, or solicited to repair, replace, or upgrade, for compensation or other valuable consideration, systems or ...

...The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing may apply to any court of common pleas to enjoin a violation of this chapter. Upon a showing by the superintendent that a person has violated or is violating this chapter, the court shall grant an injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate relief.

...tigate any person who is not a licensed home inspector who has allegedly violated section 4764.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent has the same powers to investigate an alleged violation of section 4764.02 of the Revised Code by a person who is not licensed as a home inspector as those powers are specified in section 4764.12 of the Revised Code. If, after an investigation pursuant to section 4764.12 of ...

...vate cause of action against a licensed home inspector for a violation of this chapter if that action is not otherwise maintainable under common law. (B) An action for damages that is based on professional services that were rendered or that should have been rendered by a licensed home inspector shall not be brought, commenced, or maintained unless the action is filed within one year after the date that the home in...

...Except as provided in section 4764.21 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall deposit all money collected under this chapter in the state treasury to the credit of the real estate operating fund.

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The home inspection recovery fund is hereby created in the state treasury, to be administered by the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing. Amounts collected by the superintendent as prescribed in this section and interest earned on the assets of the fund shall be ascertained by the superintendent as of the first day of July each year. The Ohio home inspector board, in accordance with rules ad...

...(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4764.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates division (D) of section 4764.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

...ctured housing unit. (C) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. (D) "Manufactured home park" means any tract of land upon which three or more manufactured or mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and includes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a ...

...Whenever the term "manufactured homes commission" is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to refer to "the department of commerce." Whenever the term "executive director of the manufactured homes commission" is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, refe...

...actured housing located in manufactured home parks to determine compliance with the uniform installation standards the division of industrial compliance establishes pursuant to this section. (3) Govern the design, construction, installation, approval, and inspection of foundations and the base support systems for manufactured housing. The rules shall specify that the division of industrial compliance, any building ...

...o a contract with the Ohio manufactured homes association or another entity to administer the dispute resolution program created pursuant to section 4781.04 of the Revised Code. The contract shall specify the terms for the administration of the program. (C)(1) The division may enter into a contract with any private third party, municipal corporation, township, county, state agency, or the Ohio manufactured homes ass...

...gnee. (2) An owner of a manufactured home or an operator of a manufactured home park may request an inspection and obtain an approval described in division (C)(1) of this section from any building department certified pursuant to this section designated by the township, municipal corporation, or county in which the owner's manufactured home or operator's manufactured home park is located. (D) The board shall cer...

... supervision of a licensed manufactured home installer if applying for licensure after January 1, 2006; (5) Has completed an installation training course the division approves, which may be offered by the Ohio manufactured homes association or other entity; (6) Receives a passing score on the licensure examination the division administers; (7) Provides information the division requires to demonstrate compliance...

...o renew the license of any manufactured home installer for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to satisfy the requirements of section 4781.08 or 4781.10 of the Revised Code; (2) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it; (3) Making a material misstatement in an application for a license; (4) Installing manufactured housing without a license or without being under the supervision of a ...

...(A) The division of industrial compliance may establish programs and requirements for continuing education for manufactured housing installers. The division shall not require licensees to complete more than eight credit hours of continuing education during each license period. If the division establishes a program of continuing education, it shall require that only courses that the division preapproves be accepted fo...

...ns and is not located in a manufactured home park. (2) A person who installs manufactured housing in the manner described in division (B)(1) of this section is not entitled to claim any right or remedy or to bring a cause of action under this chapter. (C) No person shall install any manufactured housing foundation or manufactured housing support system unless that foundation or support system complies with the stan...