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444-G - Duty of Care of Home Inspectors.

NY Real Prop L § 444-G (2019) (N/A)
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(a) perform or offer to perform, for any additional fee, any repair, improvement or replacement of any component or system in a residential building for which such inspector, or partner thereof shall have prepared a home inspection report prior to the close of escrow. This paragraph shall not include repairs to components and systems not included in the standards of practice adopted pursuant to this article;

(b) inspect any residential building in which such inspector, partner or relative thereof has a financial interest or any interest in the transfer thereof, including the receipt of any commission as an agent;

(c) offer to provide or provide any commission, referral fee or kickback to the seller of any inspected residential building, or to the agent of either or both the seller and buyer of such building, for the referral of any business to such inspector or partner thereof; or

(d) agree to perform any home inspection or prepare any home inspection report for which compensation or employment is contingent upon the conclusions of the home inspection report, pre-established or prescribed findings, or the closing of a real estate transaction. Nothing in this article authorizes a home inspector to practice engineering or architecture.

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444-G - Duty of Care of Home Inspectors.