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We are proud to operate under the NACHI Code of Ethics as detailed below
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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.
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Duty to the Public
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The InterNACHI member shall abide by
the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the
InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
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The InterNACHI member shall not
engage in any practices that could be damaging to the
public or bring discredit to the home inspection
industry.
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The InterNACHI member shall be fair,
honest, impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with
the public.
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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.
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The InterNACHI member shall be
truthful regarding his/her services & qualifications.
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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 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.
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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.
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The InterNACHI member shall always
act in the interest of the client, unless doing so
violates a law, statute or this Code of Ethics.
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The InterNACHI member shall use a
written contract that specifies the services to be
performed, limitations of services and fees.
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The InterNACHI member shall comply
with all government rules and licensing requirements of
the jurisdiction where he/she conducts business.
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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.
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Duty to Continue Education
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The InterNACHI member shall comply
with InterNACHI's current Continuing Education
Requirements.
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The InterNACHI member shall pass the InterNACHI's
Online Inspector Exam once every calendar year.
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Duty to the Profession and
InterNACHI
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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.
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The InterNACHI member shall assist
the InterNACHI leadership in disseminating and
publicizing the benefits of InterNACHI membership.
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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.
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The InterNACHI member shall abide by
InterNACHI's current membership requirements.
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The InterNACHI member shall abide by
InterNACHI's current message board rules.
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