PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To establish a mandatory procedure that ensures consumer rights when a real estate licensee refers a home inspector.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.85.040(1) General powers and 18.85.035 Home inspector.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-21-030 on October 7, 2008.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Clarification by replacing the word "that" with the words "with whom" in the second paragraph.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 30, 2008.
Shelly Hagen
Deputy Assistant Director
OTS-1964.2
NEW SECTION
WAC 308-124C-050
Home inspector referrals.
Each
licensed designated broker will establish a written office
policy that includes a procedure for referring home inspectors
to buyers or sellers. The policy will address the consumer's
right to freely pick a home inspector of the buyer's or
seller's choice and prevent any collusion between the home
inspector and a real estate licensee.
If a licensee refers a home inspector to a buyer or seller with whom they have or have had a relationship including, but not limited to, a business or familial relationship, then full disclosure of the relations must be provided in writing prior to the buyer or seller using the services of the home inspector.
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