Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 1473. Definitions

(1) “Applicant” means a person who seeks to be examined for licensure by the board.

(2) “Board” means the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors.

(3) “Component” means a readily accessible and observable aspect of a system, such as a floor or wall, but not individual pieces such as boards or nails where many similar pieces make up a component.

(4) “Home inspection” means a written evaluation of two or more of the following component systems of a resale residential building:

(5) “Home inspector” means any person who, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, holds himself out as a home inspector to the general public or engages in the business of performing home inspections on resale residential buildings for compensation and who examines any component of a building, through visual means and through normal user controls, without the use of mathematical sciences.

(6) “Licensee” means any person who has been issued a license by the board in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(7) “Residential resale building” means a structure intended to be or that is used as a residence and consists of four or less living units, excluding commercial use space or units, and is not for sale for the first time.

(8) “System” means a combination of interactive or interdependent components assembled to carry out one or more functions.