Serving the Portland Metro Area
A HomeTeam inspection provides a thorough visual evaluation of the current conditions of the
home. The purpose is to identify the systems and components of the property that, in the
professional opinion of the inspector, are significantly deficient. Our team of professionals
inspect hundreds of items... efficiently and professionally, providing you the quality inspection
you want.
Serving the Portland Metro Area
We have a high standard of professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures.
InterNACHI members subscribe to the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
1. Duty to the Public
1. The InterNACHI member shall abide by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the
InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
2. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any practices that could be damaging to
the public or bring discredit to the home inspection industry.
3. The InterNACHI member shall be fair, honest, impartial, and act in good faith in dealing
with the public.
4. The InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI member shall be truthful regarding his/her services & qualifications.
6. The InterNACHI member shall have no undisclosed conflict of interest with the client, nor
shall the InterNACHI member accept or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits
or other benefit, nor shall the InterNACHI 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
InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI member shall always act in the interest of the client, unless doing so
violates a law, statute or this Code of Ethics.
9. The InterNACHI member shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be
performed, limitations of services and fees.
10. The InterNACHI member shall comply with all government rules and licensing
requirements of the jurisdiction where he/she conducts business.
11. The InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI
standards of practice.
2. Duty to Continue Education
1. The InterNACHI member shall comply with InterNACHI's current Continuing Education
Requirements.
2. The InterNACHI member shall pass the InterNACHI's Online Inspector Exam once every
calendar year.
3. Duty to the Profession and InterNACHI
1. The InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI member shall assist the InterNACHI leadership in disseminating and
publicizing the benefits of InterNACHI membership.
3. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any act or practice that could be deemed
damaging, seditious or destructive to InterNACHI, fellow InterNACHI members, InterNACHI
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 InterNACHI.
4. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current membership requirements.
5. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current message board rules.
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