{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-55-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-55-104","heading":"Standards of home inspection practice.","body":"(1) A home inspector shall issue a written home inspection report to a client after completing a home inspection unless the client agrees in writing to release the home inspector from this obligation.\n(2) The home inspection report must clearly identify and describe:\n(a) the inspected systems, structures, and other relevant components of the dwelling;\n(b) any major visible defects in the inspected systems, structures, and other relevant components of the dwelling; and\n(c) any recommendations for further evaluation of the property by other appropriate persons.\n(3) A home inspector may not:\n(a) accept compensation from more than one party with a financial interest in the residential dwelling without written approval from all parties with a financial interest in the residential dwelling;\n(b) accept a commission or allowance, directly or indirectly, from another individual or business entity associated with the client in connection with work for which the home inspector is responsible to the client; or\n(c) refuse or otherwise fail to disclose promptly to a client information about any business interest or relationship of the home inspector that may affect the client in connection with a home inspection.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 55. HOME INSPECTORS","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0550/part_0010/section_0040/0370-0550-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:14Z","sha256":"f5478e489105fc60307fbd0710992eedc62f0f117f239e3fe20fa790b2fad85e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-55-103","next":"us-mt/37-56-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}