CODE OF ETHICS
InterNAC HI®, fel l ow Int erNAC HI® m em bers, Inte r NACHI®
em pl o y ees, l ead ershi p or di rector s. Accusati ons of a m em ber
acti ng or deem e d i n v i ol ati on of s uch rul es shal l trigger a rev i ew
b y the Ethi cs Co m m i ttee for possi bl e sancti ons and/or e x pul si on
from Inte rNA
CHI ®.
4.
T he Inte rNACH I ® m em ber shal l abi de b y Int erNA CHI's curr ent
m em bershi p req ui rem ents.
5.
T he Inte rNACH I ® m em ber shal l abi de b y Int erNA CHI's
current
m essage board rul es
.
a.
the client has been made e xplicitl y a wa re of w hat i nformation
will be released, to whom, an d for w hat
pur pose, a nd;
b.
the client has pro vided explicit, prior written consen t for
the
release of his/her
information.
8.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall alwa y s act in the interests of the
client unless doin g so violates a la w, statu te, or t his Code of
Ethics.
9.
The Inte r
NACH I ® member shall use a written con tract that
specifies the ser vices to be perfor med, limitations of services, and
fees.
10.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall comply wit h all government r ules
and licensing requirements of the j urisdiction wher e he or she
conducts
business.
11.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall not perfo rm or off er to pe rform,
for an ad ditional fee, an y repairs o r associated services to the
structure for w hich the membe r or member's compa n y has
prepar ed a hom e inspection report for a pe riod of 1 2 months. Th
is
provision shall n ot include servic es to component s and/or
systems that are not included in the InterNA CHI® S tandards of
Practice.
II.
Dut y to Continue Education
1.
The Inte rNACH I ® member w ho h as earned the Ce rtified
Professional Inspector® (CPI ) des ignation sh
all co mpl y with
InterNAC HI's cur rent Continuing Education requir ements.
2.
The Inte rNACH I ® member w ho h as earned the Ce rtified
Professional Inspector® (CPI ) des ignation shall pass
InterNAC HI's Online Inspector Ex am once ever y th ree y ears.
III.
Dut y to the Prof e ssi
on and to
Inter NACHI®
1.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall strive to improve the home
inspection indust r y b y sharing his/her lessons and/or ex periences
for the be nefit of all. This does not preclude the me mber fro m
cop yrighting o r m arketing his/her e xpertise to ot
her Inspectors or
the public in an y manner pe rmitte d b y la w.
2.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall assist the InterNACHI leadership
in disseminating and publicizing t he benefits of Int erNACHI
membership.
3.
The Inte rNACH I ® member shall not engage in a n y act or p ractice
that could be dee med damaging, s editious or destru ctive to
The Inte rnational As s oc iation of Certified Home Ins pec tors (Inte rNA CHI®)
promotes a high s tandard of p rofe s s ionali s m, bus in es s ethic s and
ins pec tion proc edures . Inter NAC HI® membe rs s ubs c ribe to the follow ing
Code of Ethic s in the c ours e of th eir bus ines s .
I.
Dut y to the Public
1.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall abide b y th e Cod e of Ethic s and
s ubs tantially follow t he Inte rNACH I® Standar ds of Prac tic e.
2.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall not engage in a n y prac tic es that
c ould be damagi ng to the pu blic or bring dis c redit t
o the home
ins pec tion indus t r y .
3.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall be fair, hones t a nd impartial, and
ac t in good faith in dealing w ith th e public .
4.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall not dis c riminate i n an y b us ines s
ac tiv it ies on the bas is of age, rac e, c olor, religio
n, gender,
national origin, fa milial s tatus , s exual orientation, o r handic ap, and
s hall c omply w ith all federal, s tate and loc al law s c onc erning
dis c rimination.
5.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall be truthful r egar d ing his /her
s erv ic es and qualific at ions .
6.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall not:
a.
hav e an y dis c los ed or undis c los ed c onflic t of interes t w ith
the c lient;
b.
ac c ept or offer a n y dis c los ed or u ndis c los ed c om mis s ions ,
reba
tes , pr ofits , or othe r benefit fr om or to real es tate agents ,
brok ers , or a n y t hird parties hav ing financ ial interes t in the
s ale of the prope rt y ; o r
c .
offer or prov ide a n y dis c los ed or u ndis c los ed financial
c ompens ation direc tly o r indirec tl y to an y real es
tat e agent,
real es tate brok e r, or real es tate c ompan y f or r efer r als or for
inc lus ion on li s ts of prefe rred and/ or affiliated ins pec tors or
ins pec tion c ompanies .
7.
The Inte rNACH I ® member s hall not releas e an y information
about the ins pec t ion or the c lient to
a third pa rt y un les s doing s o
is nec es s ary to p rotec t the s afet y of others , to c om ply w ith a la w
or s tatute, o r bot h of the follo w ing c onditions are met:
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