e101031 Prohibited Services-Item 1F

Identifier: e101031

Date: 10/31/2010

e101031

An Interpretation of Item 1F of the ASHI Code of Ethics By the 2010 ASHI Ethics Committee

Question

When a member performs a home inspection, what fee-paid services does item 1F of the ASHI Code of Ethics prohibit him from performing?

Response

Item 1F of the ASHI Code of Ethics reads:

“1. Inspectors shall avoid conflicts of interest or activities that compromise, or appear to compromise, professional independence, objectivity, or inspection integrity.

F. Inspectors shall not repair, replace, or upgrade, for compensation, systems or components covered by ASHI Standards of Practice, for one year after the inspection. “

The purpose of this prohibition is to ensure a home inspection and a report are not used to generate compensation for certain services that represent a conflictof interest and could harm a consumer. These services involve repairs, replacements,or upgrades by a member to a home inspected by that member.

The member is prohibited from providing these services forcompensation.

Compensation refers to any reward or consideration paid for servicesrendered, whether money or otherwise.

 The prohibition refers to repairs, replacements, or upgrades to allsystems and components covered by the ASHI Standards of Practice, regardless oftheir condition. Services other than repairs, replacements, or upgrades tosystems and components covered by the ASHI Standards of Practice are not prohibited.

Repairs, replacements, or upgrades to systems and components beyond the scope of the Standards of Practice are not prohibited.

The prohibition lasts one year. The one year period begins on the day the home inspection begins and expires one year after the home inspection ends.

References:e011101, e060923, e070828, e080213, e081211,e090223, e100714

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