Determine whether a Level 2 chimney inspection is a legally mandated closing requirement in a given state, versus an industry-standard or lender practice.

Steps

1. Start from NFPA 211 §15.4.1, which recommends (as an industry consensus standard) a Level 2 inspection at every property transfer — this is the near-universal basis cited by chimney companies, but it is not itself a statute
2. Check the specific state's real-estate seller-disclosure statute; typical disclosure forms ask about known chimney/fireplace/roof defects, which is a disclosure duty, not an inspection mandate
3. Check for any state or local jurisdiction with an explicit point-of-sale inspection ordinance — most identified requirements found in this research were lender/insurer-driven underwriting overlays or municipal use-and-occupancy rules, not statewide chimney-specific statutes
4. Document the source type for each finding (statute vs. municipal ordinance vs. lender overlay vs. industry standard), since conflating them overstates the legal obligation to a client