Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 701 > Special Trades > Home Inspectors

• Board: means the Construction Contractors Board. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contractor: means any of the following:

  (a) A person that, for compensation or with the intent to sell, arranges or undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, inspect, move, wreck or demolish, for another, a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement attached to real estate, or to do any part thereof. See Oregon Statutes 701.005

• Home inspector: means a person who, for a fee, inspects and provides written reports on the overall physical condition of a residential structure. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
• local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Responsible managing individual: means an individual who:

  (a) Is an owner described in ORS § 701. See Oregon Statutes 701.005