The National
Association of Certified Home
Inspectors (NACHI) promotes a high
standard of professionalism,
business ethics and inspection
procedures. NACHI members subscribe
to the following Code of Ethics in
the course of their business.
1. Duty to the
Public
1. The NACHI
Inspector shall abide by the Code of
Ethics and substantially follow the
NACHI Standards of Practice.
2. The NACHI
inspector will not engage in any
practices that could be damaging to
the public or bring discredit to the
home inspection industry.
3. The NACHI
Inspector shall be fair, honest,
impartial, and act in good faith in
dealing with the public.
4. The NACHI
Inspector will 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
Inspector shall be truthful
regarding his/her services &
qualifications.
6. The NACHI
Inspector will have no undisclosed
conflict of interest with the
client, nor will the NACHI Inspector
accept or offer any undisclosed
commissions, rebates, profits, or
other benefit.
7. The NACHI
Inspector will 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
Inspector shall always act in the
interest of the client, unless doing
so violates a law, statute, or this
Code of Ethics.
9. The NACHI
Inspector shall use a written
contract that specifies the services
to be performed, limitations of
services, and fees.
10. The NACHI
Inspector shall comply with all
government rules and licensing
requirements of the jurisdiction
where he/she conducts business.
11. The NACHI
inspector shall not perform or offer
to perform, for an additional fee,
any repairs or associated services
to structure on which the inspector
or inspector'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.
2. Duty to Continue
Education
1. The NACHI
Inspector will comply with NACHI's
current Continuing Education
Requirements.
2. The NACHI
Inspector shall pass the NACHI's
Online Inspector Exam once every
calendar year.
3. Duty to the
Profession and NACHI
1. The NACHI
Inspector will 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 Inspector
from copyrighting or
marketing his/her expertise to other
Inspectors or the public in any
manner permitted by law.
2. The NACHI
Inspector shall assist the NACHI
leadership in disseminating and
publicizing the benefits of NACHI
membership.
3. The
NACHI Inspector will 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.
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