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