{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-192","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 192","heading":"Contingent real estate appraisal assignments; contingent specialized services fees","body":"Section 192. A. A state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall not accept a fee for an appraisal assignment that is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion or is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion or valuation reached, or upon the consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment.\nB. A state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser who enters into an agreement to perform specialized services may be paid a fixed fee or a fee that is contingent on the results achieved by the specialized services.\nC. If a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser enters into an agreement to perform specialized services for a contingent fee, this fact shall be clearly stated in each written report of an appraisal. In each written report, this fact shall be clearly stated in a prominent location in such report and also in each letter of transmittal and in the certification statement made by the appraiser in such report.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section192","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:52Z","sha256":"9898d83951817e01a562b0f5395de48072a9671a60b2c687589a1274c8721248","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-191","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-193"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}