Prohibition Against Deceptive Advertising and Fee Setting Practices

Deceptive Advertising. The following advertising practices are considered fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading, and are prohibited: (a) No person or persons shall advertise as a Home Inspector and/or hold themselves out as able to Operate a home inspection firm, company, corporation and/or business unless there is a duly licensed Home Inspector on staff and who is responsible for all inspection activities and all inspections are in compliance with 266 CMR 6.00: Standards of Practice. (b) Advertising that contains a misrepresentation of facts or false statements regarding the Registrant’s professional achievements, degrees, training, skills, and/or qualifications in the home inspection profession and/or any other profession requiring licensure. (c) Advertising in which the content or the context makes only a partial disclosure of relevant facts (such as advertising, which advertises a discounted price without identifying the specific product or service to which the discounted price applies and without specifying the usual price for the product or services identified). (d) Advertising that contains a representation that a continuing education or training program is approved by the Board if the content of the program departs from the content approved by the Board or is not in fact approved. (e) Advertising that claims the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its political subsidiaries certify the Inspector’s Reports and/or its contents.