2011 Montana Code Annotated
TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE
CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act
30-14-1004. Requirement -- prohibitions.

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.