§ 40-16. Right to pre-settlement inspection.

(a) Any buyer of a new home may inspect the new home before settlement. The home may be inspected by the buyer, who may be accompanied by a buyer's agent. The seller and buyer should negotiate the date and time of the inspection. However, the seller must allow an inspection not less than 24 hours nor more than 72 hours before settlement, unless the buyer agrees otherwise. This article does not prevent a buyer and seller from agreeing to more than this one inspection.

(b) The seller must allow a reasonable time to conduct the inspection. The seller or the seller's agent may attend the inspection.

(c) Any contract for the sale of a new home must include a statement that the right to a pre- settlement inspection is guaranteed by County law. (1989 L.M.C., ch. 25, § 1.)