Common home inspector folklore includes the term "Major Defect". Are Massachusetts home inspectors required to find "major defects"?Massachusetts Home Inspector regulations (266 CMR) are absent of a definition for "major defect" and criteria to determine a "major defect". What does this mean to the home buyer? First, beware of anyone (blogs, real estate agents, first-time home buyer seminars or Internet reviews) that represents a MA home inspector as informing the Client of "major defects".MA Home Inspector Regulations (266 CMR 2:00) include definitions for "safety hazard" and "in need of repair". These are terms that are left to the judgment of the home inspector. The regulations do not specify a list of "safety hazards" nor criteria to determine "in need of repair". Furthermore,...
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