For the purposes of this chapter, initial acts that a licensee may perform for a consumer that are informative in nature and do not rise to the level of representation on behalf of a consumer include the following:

1. (1) Responding to phone inquiries by consumers as to the availability and pricing of real estate services;
2. (2) Responding to phone inquiries from a consumer concerning the price or location of real property;
3. (3) Attending an open house and responding to questions about the property from a consumer;
4. (4) Setting an appointment to view property;
5. (5) Responding to questions of consumers walking into a licensee's office concerning real estate services offered on particular properties;
6. (6) Describing a property or the property's condition in response to a consumer's inquiry;
7. (7) Accompanying an appraiser, inspector, contractor, or similar third party on a visit to a property;
8. (8) Referring a person to another broker or service provider; or
9. (9) Providing a one-time showing of one property only to a potential buyer or lessee.

Source: SL 1998, ch 229 , § 5.