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RS 9:5608

A damages action against a home inspector or home inspection company must be filed in the proper court and venue within one year of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, unless an exception applies.

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RS 9:5608

A damages action against a home inspector or home inspection company must be filed in the proper court and venue within one year of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, unless an exception applies.

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A damages action against a home inspector or home inspection company must be filed in the proper court and venue within one year of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, unless an exception applies.

§5608. Actions against home inspectors A. No action for damages against any home inspector duly licensed under the laws of this state or against any home inspection company, whether based in tort, breach of contract, or otherwise, arising out of a home inspection or report performed or prepared by the home inspector shall be brought unless filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within one year from the date the act, omission, or neglect is alleged to have occurred. B. The prescriptive period provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply in cases of fraud, as defined in Civil Code Article 1953. C. The prescriptive period provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any proceedings initiated by the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the inspection of new homes which are subject to the provisions of R.S. 9:3141 et seq. Acts 2004, No. 437, §1.
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