Code of Ethics
A. Duty to the Public
1.
The NACHI member shall abide
by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the NACHI Standards of
Practice.
2.
The NACHI member shall not engage in
any practices that could be damaging to the public or bring discredit to the
home inspection industry.
3.
The NACHI member shall be fair, honest,
impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with the public.
4.
The NACHI 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.
5.
The NACHI member shall be truthful
regarding his/her services & qualifications.
6.
The NACHI member shall have no
undisclosed conflict of interest with the client, nor shall the NACHI member
accept or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit,
nor shall the NACHI 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 NACHI 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.
7.
The NACHI 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.
8.
The NACHI member shall always act in
the interest of the client, unless doing so violates a law, statute or this
Code of Ethics.
9.
The NACHI member shall use a written
contract that specifies the services to be performed, limitations of services
and fees.
10.
The NACHI member shall comply with all government rules and
licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where he/she conducts business.
11.
The NACHI 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 NACHI standards of practice.
B.
Duty To Continue Education
1.
The NACHI member shall comply
with NACHI's current Continuing Education Requirements.
2.
The NACHI member shall pass the NACHI's
Online Inspector Exam once every calendar year.
C. Duty To The Profession and NACHI
1.
The NACHI 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.
2.
The NACHI member shall assist the NACHI
leadership in disseminating and publicizing the benefits of NACHI membership.
3.
The NACHI member shall not
engage in any act or practice that could be deemed damaging, seditious or
destructive to NACHI, fellow NACHI members, NACHI 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 NACHI.
4.
The NACHI member shall abide by NACHI's
current membership requirements.
5.
The NACHI member shall abide by NACHI's
current message board rules.