Recently, a kitchen fire resulted in $100,000 in damages to a home inspection client’s property. Upon investigation, the inspection client discovered that the fire was caused by a defective electrical component in the dishwasher, which was subject to a national recall. A review of the state’s regulations showed that nothing requires a home inspector to document the model number or to determine whether an appliance was subject to recall. Furthermore, the American Society of Home Inspectors’ (ASHI) Standard of Practice (SOP) specifically excludes the requirement to identify recalled applia ...
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