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Our inspectors are state licensed in
Massachusetts (SEE LICENSE NUMBERS
BELOW)
Paul Maida -
Home
Inspector's License #357
Lead Inspector License #I1257
Pest Control Operator's
License #4525
Certified Title V Septic System Inspector
Massachusetts Licensing of
Home Inspectors
To obtain a list of licensed home
inspectors click on the following link:
http://license.reg.state.ma.us/pubLic/z_list_hi_order.asp?action=search&OrderCrtr=city&SubmitForm=Get+the+List
Effective Date of Regulations: May 1, 2001
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This is a brief synopsis of how the new Massachusetts Home Inspector Licensing law applies to or affects: Home Inspectors, Real Estate Professionals, Buyers and Sellers:
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Home Inspection Professionals:
All home inspectors must be licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration effective
5/1/01 in order to perform a home inspection in the State of Massachusetts.
A licensed inspector will have completed the educational, training and experience requirements as set by the board. These requirements to date are:
- Good moral character
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Licensed associate home inspector for one year, having performed at least 100 home inspections under the supervision of a licensed home inspector.
- Passed a written or electronic competency examination offered or approved by the board.
- Paid the licensing fee.
- Holds a valid license or registration issued by another jurisdiction which has standards equivalent to or exceeding the standards set by the board.
While in the practice of home inspection, the home inspector shall secure, maintain and file with the board satisfactory proof of a certificate of an errors and omissions policy that shall be in a minimum amount of $250,000 in the aggregate.
- A licensed home inspector and associate home inspector shall carry the license with him at all times and make it available for presentation to a client or prospective client.
Real Estate Professionals - (Seller's Agents)
- At the time of the signing of the first written contract to purchase, real estate brokers and salesmen (or the seller if no broker or salesperson is involved in the sale) shall distribute a brochure, (published by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations), educating consumers about the home inspection process.
- Real Estate Brokers and salesmen shall not directly recommend a specific home inspection company or home inspector but may, upon request, provide a complete list of licensed home inspectors prepared by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Home Inspectors.
Real estate brokers and salesmen shall not recommend a specific home inspector/inspection company unless acting as a buyer's broker. Upon request they may provide a list of home inspectors prepared by the board.
Real Estate Professionals - (Buyer's Brokers)
- A buyer's broker may still recommend a specific home inspection company, if there is a written contractual agreement or a written agency disclosure between the buyer and the real estate broker specifying that the real estate broker is acting exclusively for the buyer as a buyer's broker
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