30-14-1004. Requirement -- prohibitions. - Montana Statutes

     30-14-1004. Requirement -- prohibitions. (1) A home inspector shall issue a home inspection report to a client after completing a home inspection unless the client agrees in writing to release the home inspector from this obligation.
     (2) A home inspector may not:
     (a) disclose information concerning the results of a home inspection without the written approval of the home inspector's client or the client's representative;
     (b) accept compensation from more than one party with a financial interest in the residential dwelling without written approval from all parties with a financial interest in the residential dwelling;
     (c) accept a commission or allowance, directly or indirectly, from another person or business entity associated with the client in connection with work for which the home inspector is responsible to the client;
     (d) refuse or otherwise fail to disclose promptly to a client information about any business interest or relationship of the home inspector that may affect the client in connection with a home inspection.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 276, L. 1999.