Section 8-503 - Inducements. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-503. Inducements.
 

(a)  Compensation for referral.- As an inducement to make a home improvement contract, a person may not promise or offer to pay to an owner any compensation or reward for obtaining or placing home improvement business with others. 

(b)  Gifts as inducements.- A contractor or salesperson may not offer, give, or pay to an owner a gift, bonus award, merchandise, trading stamps, or cash loan as an inducement to make a home improvement contract. 

(c)  Tangible items for advertising.- To advertise or to promote sales, a contractor or salesperson may give to a prospective customer a tangible item if: 

(1) the cost to the contractor or salesperson does not exceed $25; 

(2) the gift is not contingent on making a home improvement contract; and 

(3) the customer does not receive more than 1 item for 1 transaction. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 264; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]