 Digital Photographs
All Home Inspections & Mold Inspections come with Digital Quality
Photographs. Pictures speak volumes when explaining the types
defects or describing locations of the defects for repair.
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ASHI Code of Ethics
For the Home Inspection Profession
Effective on June 13, 2004
Integrity, honesty, and objectivity are fundamental
principles embodied by this Code, which sets forth obligations of ethical
conduct for the home inspection profession. The Membership of ASHI has adopted
this Code to provide high ethical standards to safeguard the public and the
profession.
Inspectors shall comply with this Code, shall avoid association with any
enterprise whose practices violate this Code, and shall strive to uphold,
maintain, and improve the integrity, reputation, and practice of the home
inspection profession.
1. Inspectors shall avoid conflicts of interest or activities that
compromise, or appear to compromise, professional independence, objectivity, or
inspection integrity.
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Inspectors shall not inspect properties for compensation
in which they have, or expect to have, a financial interest.
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| B. |
Inspectors shall not inspect properties under contingent
arrangements whereby any compensation or future referrals are dependent on
reported findings or on the sale of a property.
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| C. |
Inspectors shall not directly or indirectly compensate
realty agents, or other parties having a financial interest in closing or
settlement of real estate transactions, for the referral of inspections or
for inclusion on a list of recommended inspectors, preferred providers, or
similar arrangements.
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Inspectors shall not receive compensation for an
inspection from more than one party unless agreed to by the client(s).
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| E. |
Inspectors shall not accept compensation, directly or
indirectly, for recommending contractors, services, or products to
inspection clients or other parties having an interest in inspected
properties.
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Inspectors shall not repair, replace, or upgrade, for
compensation, systems or components covered by ASHI Standards of Practice,
for one year after the inspection.
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2. Inspectors shall act in good faith toward each client and other
interested parties.
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Inspectors shall perform services and express opinions
based on genuine conviction and only within their areas of education,
training, or experience.
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Inspectors shall be objective in their reporting and not
knowingly understate or overstate the significance of reported conditions.
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| C. |
Inspectors shall not disclose inspection results or
client information without client approval. Inspectors, at their discretion,
may disclose observed immediate safety hazards to occupants exposed to such
hazards, when feasible.
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3. Inspectors shall avoid activities that may harm the public,
discredit themselves,or reduce public confidence in the profession.
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Advertising, marketing, and promotion of inspectors'
services or qualifications shall not be fraudulent, false, deceptive, or
misleading.
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| B. |
Inspectors shall report substantive and willful
violations of this Code to the Society.
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