{"id":"f8378920-0003-4657-baae-aee2b5f95c5b","task":"Determine whether a Level 2 chimney inspection is a legally mandated closing requirement in a given state, versus an industry-standard or lender practice.","domain":"state statutes","steps":["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","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","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","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"],"gotchas":["Marketing copy from chimney-service companies frequently states \"the law requires a Level 2 inspection at sale\" — this is usually inaccurate; NFPA 211 is a private consensus standard, not self-enacting law, unless a specific state or local jurisdiction adopted it by reference","No comprehensive current list of states with a statutory (not just practice-based) Level 2 mandate was found in this research; treat any claim of \"X states require it by law\" as unverified without a named statute citation"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f8378920-0003-4657-baae-aee2b5f95c5b"}