Her husband, Peter, had turned on the outside hose. And that, apparently, was more than the crumbling pipes under their 77 year-old home could handle. So if you were washing dishes in the sink or washing your hair and somebody flushed a toilet, you had to wait for the toilet to fill back up.
Hairdressers are licensed, so are real estate agents, electricians, and plumbers.
The Joint Committee on Government Regulation last week held a hearing on legislation introduced by Jacques that would require the state to license home inspectors and establish minimum industry standards. Under Jacques's bill, home inspectors and inspection companies would be required to carry insurance and would also be prohibited from contractually limiting their liability for negligent examinations. The measure would also create a board of registration that would be charged with fielding and investigating consumer complaints. The bill has been endorsed by the state's Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Attorney General Tom Reilly, and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.