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Article #3: Home inspector code of ethics

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






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