§ 326.08. Prohibited acts.

The following acts are prohibited:

(1)

Abandonment or willful failure to perform, and the failure is not due to the circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, any building contractor or project engaged in or undertaken by a building contractor, or willful deviation from or disregard of plans or specifications in any material respect without the consent of the owner.

(2)

Making any substantial misrepresentation in the procurement of a building contract, or making any false promise likely to influence, persuade or induce.

(3)

Any fraud in the execution of or in the material alteration of any contract, mortgage, promissory note or other document incident to a building contracting transaction.

(4)

Preparing or accepting any mortgage, promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness upon the obligations of a building contract transaction with knowledge that it recites a greater monetary obligation than the agreed consideration for the building contracting work, which constitutes an abuse to the consumer.

(5)

Directly or indirectly publishing any advertisement relating to building contracting business which contains an assertion, representation or statement of fact which is false, deceptive or misleading; provided, that any advertisement which is subject to and complies with the then existing rules, regulations or guides of the Federal Trade Commission, laws of the State of Minnesota and the City of Saint Paul shall not be deemed false, deceptive or misleading; or by any means of advertising or purporting to offer the general public any building contracting work with the intent not to accept contracts for the particular work or the price which is advertised or offered to the public.

(6)

Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building, housing, sanitary, health and fire laws of this state or the City of Saint Paul.

(7)

Willful failure to notify the license inspector of any change of control in ownership, management or business name or location.

(8)

Conducting a building contracting business in any name other than the one in which the building contractor is licensed.

(9)

Willful failure to comply with any lawful order, demand or requirement made by the council pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(10)

As part of or in connection with the inducement to make a building contract, no person shall promise or offer to pay credit charges or allow to a buyer any compensation or reward for the procurement of a building contract with others.

(11)

No building contractor shall offer to pay a loan as an inducement to enter into a building contract.

(12)

Display of a false or forged license.

(Code 1956, § 27.08)