Evening star., 1934-06-16
HOME BUILDERS
CODE IS DISCUSSED.
Pact for Division of Real
Estate Boards Praised
and ASSaiIed.
(Continued From First Page.)

tCOOIu1ueQ a6C'i
the industry. He told why the ma
tional association deemed it necessary
to obtain a code for home builders
and defined the difference between
construction contractors, covered by
the construction code, whom he said
sell their services" and nome
builders, whom he said, build houses
to sell to unknown buyers
Stay Is Secured.
Members of the home building and
land development industry secured
from NJ R. A. stay from the pro-
visions of the construction code,
shortly after 1t became effective and
we're granted opportunity by the
recovery administration to prosecute
their efforts for an independent code.
A majority of the speakers at the
hearing favored the proposed code.
In addition to Taylor, these included
Herbert Nelson of Chicago, executive
secretary of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards; J. w. Cree Of
Pittsburgh, member of the Code
Committee; w. c. Miller of Washing
ton; ]. C. Nicols of Kansas City and
Harry E. Gilbert of Baltimore Those
stating opposition included Stephen
F. Voorhees,. member of Construction
Code Authority; John P. Hogan OF
New York, vice chairman of the Con-
struction Code Authority. speaking
for the Construction League, and
Oscar A. Reum of Chicago, president
of Contracting Plasterers Interna-
tional Association. and others. Most
of the debate and opposition centered
around article 2 of the proposed code,
or the definition of the land devel-
opers' and home building industry.
Terms Correspond.
The terms Of the proposed code
As to hours and wages correspond
generally with other code agreements.
Employees in a professional. execu-
tive, administrative or supervisory
capacity, outside statesmen, solicitors,
collectors or rental men whose office
duties require less than l6 hours per
week, and watchmen, are excepted
from the hours provisions Of the code,
which call for the 40-hour week and
the eight-hour day.
In regard to wages the proposed
code states that mo employe, ex-
cluding accounting, office and clerical
employees. shall be paid less than the
rate of 40 cents per hour; provided,
however. that provisions of this para
graph shall not be construed as es-
tablishing a minimum rate OF pay
for other than common or unSkilled
labor, and provided further, that such
provisions shall not be construed to
authorize reductions in existing rates
OF pay" 1t establishes a minimum
pay rate of SIS per week for cities
of the population of Washington.
The proposal provides for the es-
tablishment of a code authority to be
composed of seven members with vote
to be elected from membership of the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards. and two members with vote
to be appointed by the administrator.
In addition, there would be three
members without vote, TO be known
as administration members" to be ap-
pointed by the administrator.
Unfair Practices.
The proposed code lists as unfair
practices such acts as the offering
of so-called free lots in seeking pros
poets or purchasers of real property:
payment of fees or commissions. other
than to his employees, to any one ex-
cept members of the real estate bro
kerage industry: use of any trade
name or insignia of membership in
any organization Of the industry I'M
less entitled to it, and the making
of specific guarantees as to future
profits from resale Of real property,
or the authorization Of any one to
do so.
Other practices prohibited under the
proposed code include:
No member of the industry shall
induce any party to a contract OF
sale or lease to break such contract
for the purpose Of substituting in
lieu thereof a new contract with
another principal.
mo member Of the industry shall
knowingly publish advertising (wheth-
er printed, radio, display, or of any
other nature), which is misleading or
inaccurate in any material particular,
or in any way Intentionally misrep-
resenting any properties, terms,
values, policies. or services, OF the
business conducted.
Inaccuracy Barred.
mo member of the industry shall
knowingly withhold from or insert in
any statement of account or invoice
to a client any statement that makes
it inaccurate in any material par
ticular.
mo member of the industry shall
give, permit to be given, or directly
offer to give, anything Of value for
the purpose of influencing or reward
ing the action of any employe, agent,
or representative of another in re-
lation to the business of the en-
ployer of such employe, the principal
OF such agent, or the represented
party, without the knowledge of such
employer, principal, or party. This
rule shall not be construed to pro-
hibit free and general distribution of
articles commonly used for advertis-
ing, except so far as such articles are
actually used for commercial bribery
as herein defined.
mo member Of the industry shall
publish or circulate unjustified or un-
warranted threats Of legal proceedings
which tend to or have the effect of
haraSsing competitors or intimidating