Charlotte Home Inspector

AHI HOME & BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES
Serves the Charlotte, NC Metro area - Mecklenburg
County, and all of the surrounding counties.

Disciplinary Actions through August 31, 2010 (alphabetical)

Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION:

Do relocation inspections fall under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina Home Inspector
Licensure Law and do they have to comply with the same reporting requirements? The
relocation form states that it is a “Property Assessment.”

ANSWER:

Under North Carolina Law a home inspection is a “written evaluation of two or more of the
following components of a residential building: heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical,
structural, foundation, roof, masonry, exterior, interior, or any other related housing
components.” N.C. General Statute 143-151.45.

Therefore, a relocation inspection that involves the inspection of two or more component of
a North Carolina residential building is a home inspection subject to the laws governing
North Carolina, including the Standards of Practice.

If a relocation inspection involves the inspection of two or more components of a North
Carolina residential building, then a Home Inspectors license is required to perform such
inspection and the inspection and report must meet the same requirements of the
Standards of Practice as a pre-purchase home inspection.

QUESTION:

Can a Home Inspector affiliate with a real estate company as a “preferred partner”,
“bronze”, “silver”, or “gold” status, etc., or other forms of “partnership” in magazine articles,
printed brochures or via website links?

ANSWER:

Consider the ethical implications stemming from the above arrangement. For a fee, home
inspectors and others can be listed in the various categories. The more the inspector pays,
the more benefits they get in terms of the prominence of their ad, and other ancillary
benefits such as the right to do presentations at the realty office. While the contracts that
are signed may state at the bottom “that the advertiser is not a paying for business but for
advertising”, it does not appear that it would be clear to the real estate company’s clients
(general public) that the realty firm is not endorsing or recommending Home Inspectors
who participate in such a “partnership” without an explicit indication it is a paid
advertisement.

NCAC [Rules] .1116 CODE OF ETHICS (e), states no licensee shall accept or offer
commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from other parties dealing with the client
in connection with work for which the licensee is responsible.

The Board believes that participating in such an ad relationship would be a violation of the
Code of Ethics. If a home inspector pays a realty firm to have a printed ad, or an internet
ad on the agency website, in order for the home inspector to avoid violating the Code of
Ethics, the ad MUST clearly and prominently state, “This ad has been purchased and paid
for by this Home Inspector.” If the ad does not make such a statement, the Home Inspector
buying such an ad is in violation of the Code of Ethics. The effective date of this ruling has
been established as May 1, 2010

My advise is choose your inspector wisely.. An Inspector
who is not willing to be your advocate due to fear of loosing
future business is not the inspector you want.

North and South Carolina Cites Served!

North and South Carolina Counties served: Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston,
Union, Cabarrus, Rowan, York, Lancaster, Alexander, Cleveland

Contact:
NC & SC Licensed Home Inspector
David A. Johnson
Phone: 704-778-1353
Fax: 704-636-2800
Info@charlotte-inspector.com

704-778-1353

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The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
(NCHILB) is chartered to safeguard the public health,
safety, and welfare - protect the public from being harmed
by unqualified persons by regulating the use of the title
"Licensed Home Inspector" and by providing for the
licensure and regulation of those who perform home
inspections for compensation.

NC Standards of Practice & Code of Ethics.