STATE OF CONNECTICUT
REGULATION OF
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
CONCERNING
HOME INSPECTORS
Section 1. Section 20-491-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) The inspector shall inspect the interior water supply and distribution systems,
including all fixtures and faucets; the drain, waste and vent systems, including all
fixtures; the water heating equipment; the fuel storage and fuel distribution
systems; and the drainage sumps, sump pumps, and related piping.
(b) The inspector shall describe the water supply, drain, waste, and
vent piping materials; if the water supply to the building is from an on-site well
pump system, then the inspector shall describe the visible components of that
system, the water heating equipment including the energy source; and the location
of main water and main fuel shut-off valves.
(c) The inspector is not required to inspect the clothes washing machine
connections; wells, well pumps, or water storage related equipment; water
conditioning systems; solar water heating systems; fire and lawn sprinkler
systems; or private waste disposal systems.
(d) The inspector is not required to determine whether water supply and waste
disposal systems are public or private or the quantity or quality of the water supply,
well yields, well pump longevity, or the internal condition of water storage
equipment.
(e) The inspector is not required to operate safety valves or shut-off
valves.
(Adopted; Effective July 30, 2002)
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
(a) The purpose of the proposed regulation is to amend the existing regulation
concerning home inspections by delineating specific requirements when
plumbing systems are inspected as part of home inspections.
(b) The amendment sets forth better parameters for home inspections which
involve plumbing systems, and the consumer is better served since the
information is required to be included in the inspection report.
(c) This proposed regulation change offers consumers a more detailed
inspection report, which impacts on their decision-making process
.
CERTIFICATION
Be it known that the foregoing:
X Regulations Emergency Regulations
Are:
Adopted Amended as hereinabove stated Repealed
X
By the aforesaid agency pursuant to:
X Sections 4-168 and 20-491 of the General Statutes and
Sections of the General Statutes, as amended by Public Act No. ______ of the _______ Public
Acts.
Public Act. No. ________ of the ________Public Acts.
After publication in the Connecticut Law Journal on ______________, 20_______ of the notice of the proposal
to:
Adopt X Amend Repeal such regulations
(If applicable): X And the holding of an advertised public hearing on ________ day of
__________________, 2007.
WHEREFORE, the foregoing regulations are hereby:
Adopted X Amended as hereinabove stated Repealed
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Effective:
X When filed with the Secretary of the State.
(OR)
The ________ day of _________________ , 20 _______.
DATE SIGNED (Head of Board, Agency or Commission) OFFICIAL TITLE, DULY AUTHORIZED
In Witness Whereof: Commissioner
Approved by the Attorney General as to legal sufficiency SIGNED OFFICIAL TITLE, DULY AUTHORIZED
in accordance with Sec. 4-169, as amended, C.G.S.:
Approved
Disapproved
Disapproved in part, (Indicate Section Numbers disapproved only)
Rejected without prejudice.
By the Legislative Regulation Review Committee in accordance DATE SIGNED (Clerk of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee)
with Sec. 4-170, as amended, of the General Statutes
Two certified copies received and filed, and one such copy forwarded to the Commission on Official
Legal Publications in accordance with Section 4-172, as amended, of the General Statutes.
DATE SIGNED (Secretary of the State) BY
INSTRUCTIONS
One copy of all regulations for adoption, amendment or repeal, except emergency regulations, must be
presented to the Attorney General for his determination of legal sufficiency. Section 4-169 of the
General Statutes.
Seventeen copies of all regulations for adoption, amendment or repeal, except emergency regulations,
must be presented to the standing Legislative Regulation Review Committee for its approval. Section
4-170 of the General Statutes.
Each regulation must be in the form intended for publication and must include the appropriate
regulation section number and section heading. Section 4-172 of the General Statutes.
Indicate by "(NEW)" in heading if new regulation. Amended regulations must contain new language
in capital letters and deleted language in brackets. Section 4-170 of the General Statutes.