Home Buyer's Bill of Rights
Released
on: June 1, 2008, 3:44 pm
Press
Release Author: Accurate
Inspections, Inc
Industry:
Real Estate
Press
Release Summary: Home buyers who hire American Society of Home
Inspectors® (ASHI®) Members can now rest assured ASHI®
home inspectors know they have an ethical obligation to the public.
Press
Release Body: West Paterson, NJ (express-press-release) June 3,
2008--Accurate Inspections, Inc. a West Paterson
New Jersey home inspection firm announces the American
Society of Home Inspectors® (ASHI®) Client Bill of Rights.
Home
inspection client's who hire ASHI® Members can
now rest assured ASHI® home inspectors know
they have an ethical obligation to the public.
This
obligation includes integrity, competency, honesty, confidentiality,
objectivity and an interest in public safety. Fulfilling this
obligation to home inspection clients will promote and preserve
public confidence in the profession. In recognition of this obligation,
we hereby promote and proclaim these rights for our home inspection
clients.
| I.
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To
be assured the inspector is objective in his or her reporting
and will not knowingly understate or overstate the significance
of reported conditions. |
| II.
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To
be assured the inspector's opinion is based on genuine conviction
within the scope of his or her education and experience. |
| III.
|
To
be assured the inspector stays current with the industry's
body of knowledge through continuing education. |
| IV.
|
To
be assured the inspector will not disclose inspection results
or client information without client approval. |
| V.
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To
be assured the inspector has not accepted any form of compensation
for recommending contractors, services or products. |
| VI.
|
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. |
| VII.
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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. |
| VIII.
|
To
be assured the home inspector has no financial interest
in the transaction. |
| IX.
|
To
be assured the inspector is not receiving compensation for
the inspection from any other party. |
| X.
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To
be assured the inspector did not compensate the real estate
agent or other party for the referral to the client. |
Accurate
Inspections, Inc. considers the above Rights as the absolute
minimum so they go several steps above by being one of eight home
inspection companies in New Jersey who have agreed NOT to:
| 1.
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Allow
agents to influence how we convey inspection findings to clients.
|
| 2.
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Actively
solicit real estate agents with the intent of obtaining inspection
referrals. |
| 3.
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Reward
or compensate agents for referring clients. |
| 4.
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Produce
any marketing material designed for or aimed at agents. |
| 5.
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Give
"sales" presentations to real estate agents about
our inspection services. |
The
American Society of Home Inspectors,® Inc.,
932 Lee Street, Suite 101, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016 is the
nations oldest and considered by many to be most respected home
inspector organization in the US.
Accurate
Inspections, Inc. has a free home inspection check list
on their web site at:
http://www.AccurateInspections.com/newhomeinspectionchecklist.htm
and can be reached at 973-812-5100
Web
Site: http://AccurateInspections.com
Contact
Details: Michael Del Greco, 56 Woodland Drive, West Paterson,
NJ 07424 973-812-5100
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