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.