Q:
To whom may a home inspector give a home inspection report?
A: Without
the client's consent, a home inspector may not deliver ahome inspection
report to any person other than his or her client. A client means
a person who contracts with a home inspector for a home inspection.
Q:
To whom are home inspectors liable?
A: A
home inspector is liable for damages that arise from an act or omission
relating to a home inspection that he or she conducts to the parties
to the transaction for which the home inspection is conducted.
Q:
May home inspectors do repairs to a home they've inspected?
A: Home
inspectors may not perform or agree to perform for compensation any
repairs, maintenance, or improvements on any property less than two
(2) years after he or she conducts a home inspection, unless the home
inspector had obtained the written consent of the property owner before
the home inspection occurred.
Q:
May a home inspector tell a client the market value of a property?
A: Home
inspectors may not report either in writing or verbally the market value
or marketability of a property nor may they tell a client whether or
not a property should be purchased.
