(a) (1) In this section, "service provider" includes a mortgage lender, a mortgage broker, a real estate appraiser, a home inspector, a plumber, an electrician, and a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration contractor. (2) "Service provider" does not include a home improvement contractor. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, if a licensee offers the name of a service provider to a client in the provision of real estate brokerage services, the licensee need not verify that the service provider is currently licensed by the State to perform the services. (c) If a licensee offers the name of a home improvement contractor to a client, the licensee shall: (1) annually verify that the home improvement contractor is licensed by the Home Improvement Commission under Title 8 of the Business Regulation Article to act as a home improvement contractor before offering the name to the client; and (2) inform the client of the website on which the licensing information may be found, and the date on which the licensee verified the information.
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