state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) LATENT FEATURE. Any technology, appliance, electrical circuit, wiring, plumbing, gas tubing, framing, or other item, installed in or connected to a residential structure, that will not be placed in a state of active operation or that will not be utilized by the homeowner at the time of the residential structure’s completion. The term only includes features that do not contribute to the life safety or structural aspects of the building code being enforced.(2) RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. A residence on a single lot, including a site-built home, a condominium, duplex, apartment, or any other single-unit or multi-unit residential building.(b) The governing body of any municipality or county, or any agency thereof, may not directly or indirectly adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule, bylaw, order, or state or local building code provision requiring the installation of any latent feature in any residential structure.
