§ 12-1027
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§12–1027.
(a)In this section, “lender’s inspection fee” means a fee imposed by a credit grantor to pay for a visual inspection of residential real property.
(b)Except as provided in subsection
(c)of this section, a credit grantor may not impose a lender’s inspection fee in connection with a loan made to a consumer borrower that is secured by residential real property.
(c)A lender’s inspection fee may be imposed on a consumer borrower if the inspection is needed to ascertain completion of:
(1)Construction of a new home; or
(2)Repairs, alterations, or other work required by the credit grantor.
(d)This section does not apply to an appraisal of the value of real property by a credit grantor or to fees imposed in connection with an appraisal.