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Code of Ethics
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures. InterNACHI members subscribe to the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
Duty to the Public
- The InterNACHI member shall abide
by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow
the InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
- The InterNACHI member shall not engage in
any practices that could be damaging to the
public or bring discredit to the home inspection
industry.
- The InterNACHI member shall be fair, honest,
impartial, and act in good faith in dealing
with the public.
- The InterNACHI member shall not discriminate
in any business activities on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
familial status, sexual orientation, or
handicap and shall comply with all federal,
state and local laws concerning discrimination.
- The InterNACHI member shall be truthful
regarding his/her services & qualifications.
- The InterNACHI member shall have no
undisclosed conflict of interest with the
client, nor shall the InterNACHI member accept
or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates,
profits or other benefit, nor shall the InterNACHI
member accept or offer any disclosed or undisclosed
commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit
from real estate agents, brokers or any third
parties having financial interest in
the sale of the property nor shall the
InterNACHI member offer or provide any disclosed
or undisclosed financial compensation directly
or indirectly to any real estate agent, real
estate broker or real estate company for referrals
or for inclusion on lists of preferred and/or
affiliated inspectors or inspection
companies.
- The InterNACHI member shall not communicate
any information about an inspection to anyone
except the client without the prior written
consent of the client, except where it may
affect the safety of others or violates a
law or statute.
- The InterNACHI member shall always act in
the interest of the client, unless doing so
violates a law, statute or this Code of Ethics.
- The InterNACHI member shall use a written
contract that specifies the services to be
performed, limitations of services and fees.
- The InterNACHI member shall comply with
all government rules and licensing requirements
of the jurisdiction where he/she conducts
business.
- The InterNACHI member shall not perform
or offer to perform, for an additional fee,
any repairs or associated services to structure
on which the member or member's company has
prepared a home inspection report, for a period
of 12 months. This provision shall not include
services to components and/or systems which
are not included in the InterNACHI standards
of practice.
Duty to Continue Education
- The InterNACHI member shall comply with InterNACHI's current Continuing Education Requirements.
- The InterNACHI member shall pass the InterNACHI's Online Inspector Exam once every calendar year.
Duty to the Profession and InterNACHI
- The InterNACHI member shall strive
to improve the Home Inspection Industry by
sharing his/her lessons and/or experiences
for the benefit of all. This does not preclude
the member from copyrighting or marketing his/her
expertise to other Inspectors or the public
in any manner permitted by law.
- The InterNACHI member shall assist the InterNACHI
leadership in disseminating and publicizing
the benefits of InterNACHI membership.
- The InterNACHI member shall not
engage in any act or practice that could be
deemed damaging, seditious or destructive
to InterNACHI, fellow InterNACHI members,
InterNACHI employees, leadership or directors. Member(s)
accused of acting or deemed in violation of
such rules shall be reviewed by the Ethics
committee for possible sanctions and/or expulsion
from InterNACHI.
- The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's
current membership requirements.
- The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's
current message board rules.
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