Section 55. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell a time-share in the commonwealth unless the developer of the time-share property in which the time-share is located has designated a person as a project broker and said person is then serving as the project broker for the time-share property. The time-share property shall be considered a separate real estate office for purposes of the real estate licensing laws.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business, act in the capacity of or advertise or assume to act as a project broker within the commonwealth unless such person is a licensed real estate broker under the laws of the commonwealth.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title I - Title to Real Property
Chapter 183b - Real Estate Time-Shares
Section 4 - Agreements Varying Chapter Prohibited; Waiver of Rights
Section 5 - Unconscionable Contracts
Section 6 - Good Faith Obligation
Section 7 - Remedies; Liberal Administration; Damages; Judicial Enforcement
Section 8 - Laws Supplementary to Chapter
Section 9 - Conflicts With Other Laws
Section 10 - Implied Repeals by Subsequent Legislation
Section 11 - Project Instruments; Creation of Time-Shares; Amendments
Section 13 - Instruments; Allocation of Votes and Expense Liabilities; Alteration
Section 14 - Partition of Units
Section 15 - Termination Agreements
Section 16 - Sales or Management Offices; Models; Signs
Section 17 - Instruments; Approval of Actions of Owners, Developer, or Managing Entity
Section 18 - Deeds; Notice of Lease or License; Recording; Contents
Section 20 - Powers of Association
Section 21 - Powers and Duties of Developer
Section 22 - Special Developer Right
Section 24 - Duties of Managing Entity; Access to Units; Alteration of Unit by Owner
Section 28 - Expenses; Assessments; Late Charges; Interest; Reserve Funds
Section 29 - Liens for Assessments Levied or Fines Imposed
Section 29b - Forfeiture of Rights of Time-Share Owner for Non-Payment of Assessments; Proceedings
Section 30 - Financial Records
Section 31 - Third Persons Dealing With Trustee
Section 34 - Referendum to Amend Project Instrument or Other Matters
Section 35 - Discharge of Manager
Section 38 - Public Offering Statements; Furnishing to Purchaser; Contents
Section 39 - Public Offering Statements; Conversion Buildings; Contents
Section 39a - Conformity of Units to Regulations
Section 40 - Public Offering Statements; Time-Share Registered With Securities Exchange Commission
Section 42a - Resale Service Providers; Disclosure Obligations
Section 43 - Deposits Placed in Escrow; Holding Instrument of Payment
Section 44 - Release of Liens; Surety Bond; Service of Process for Foreclosure of Lien
Section 45 - Express Warranties
Section 47 - Implied Warranties of Quality; Exclusions or Modifications
Section 48 - Limitation of Actions for Breach of Warranties
Section 49 - Failure to Comply With Chapter
Section 50 - Improvements Not Required to Be Built
Section 51 - Completion of Promised Improvements; Responsibility for Recording Deed or Notice
Section 52 - Advertisements Including Prize Offer
Section 53 - Exchange Programs; Information; Promotional Literature; Liability
Section 54 - Multi-Location Developers; Information for Purchasers; Violations