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Blakeslee, Pa 18610
(570) 262-7551

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The InterNational Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) promotes 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 will 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 will 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 will have no undisclosed conflict of interest with
    the client, nor will the NACHI member accept or offer any
    undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit.
  7. The InterNACHI  member will 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 NACHI member will comply with InterNACHI's  current Continuing Education Requirements.
  2. The InterNACHI  member shall pass the NACHI's Online Inspector 
    Exam once every calendar year.
 
3. Duty to the Profession and NACHI
  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.