Section 143:101 - Rules to prohibit certain practices by seller or agentThe executive office of housing and livable communities shall promulgate regulations to ensure that no seller of a residential structure or a residential condominium unit, or an agent thereof, shall:
(i) condition the acceptance of an offer to purchase on the prospective purchaser's agreement to waive, limit, restrict or otherwise forego any prospective purchaser's right to have the structure or unit inspected, except when the sale of the structure or unit is to occur at an auction conducted by an auctioneer licensed under chapter 100; or (ii) accept an offer to purchase from a prospective purchaser, or an agent thereof who, in advance of the seller's acceptance of an offer, informs the seller, either directly or indirectly, that the prospective purchaser intends to waive, in whole or in part, the prospective purchaser's right to inspection; provided, however, that the seller may accept such an offer without violating this section if the prospective purchaser is: (A) the spouse, sibling, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, great-grandchild or great-grandparent of the seller; or (B) the former spouse of the seller and the sale of the structure or unit is being made pursuant to a judgment or order under chapter 208; provided further, that other limited exceptions may be provided for by regulation.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, § 143:101
Added by Acts 2024, c. 150,§ 45, eff. 8/6/2024.