Louisiana § RS 9:5608 - Actions against home inspectors
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:5608 — Actions against home inspectors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:5608. 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.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5608 ("Actions against home inspectors") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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