American Society of Home Inspectors Announces Client Bill of Rights

The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) today announced the creation of a Client Bill of Rights to help protect home buyers in their home inspection process. According to Bill Loden, chairman of the ASHI Code of Ethics Committee, the Client Bill of Rights is designed to help the general public better understand how ASHI members and their Code of Ethics will serve them.

The intent is to shift the focus from the inspector to the client and is a commitment from ASHI members to uphold the highest standards of service and conduct a thorough, unbiased and honest evaluation of their clients' prospective homes. According to Loden, "our ethics are no longer simply a set of rules that our members strive to follow, they are more a commitment they offer to their clients."

The ASHI Client Bill of Rights was derived from a combination of the ASHI Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. They include the following:

• To be assured the inspector is objective in his or her reporting and will not knowingly understate or overstate the significance of reported conditions.
• To be assured the inspector’s opinion is based on genuine conviction within the scope of his or her education and experience.
• To be assured the inspector stays current with the industry body of knowledge through continuing education.
• To be assured the inspector will not disclose inspection results or client information without client approval.
• To be assured the inspector has not accepted any form of compensation for recommending contractors, services or products.
• To be assured the inspector will not offer to repair or replace for compensation any component covered by the ASHI Standards of Practice for one year after the inspection.
• To be assured future referrals to the inspector from real estate agents are not dependent on the inspection findings or the sale of the property.
• To be assured the home inspector has no financial interest in the transaction.
• To be assured the inspector is not receiving compensation for the inspection from any other party.
• To be assured the inspector did not compensate the real estate agent or other party for the referral to the client.

For more information about home inspections and the Client Bill of Rights, visit ASHI’s website at http://www.ASHI.org.

Gulf Coast Associates, Realtors® specializes in te buying and selling of upscale Southwest Florida properties from Bonita Springs to St. Petersburg.

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