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The National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures.
NACHI members subscribe to the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
  1. Duty to the Public
    1. The NACHI member shall abide by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the 
      NACHI       Standards of Practice.
    2. The NACHI member will not engage in any practices that could be damaging to the 
      public or bring discredit to the home 
      inspection industry.
    3. The NACHI member shall be fair, honest, impartial, and act in good
      faith in dealing with the public.
    4. The NACHI 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 NACHI member shall be truthful regarding his/her services & qualifications.
    6. The NACHI 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 NACHI 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 NACHI member shall always act in the interest of the client,
      unless doing so violates a law, statute or this Code of Ethics.
    9. The NACHI member shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be performed, limitations of services and fees.
    10. The NACHI member shall comply with all government rules and
      licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where he/she conducts business.
    11. The NACHI 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 NACHI standards of practice.
  2. Duty to Continue Education
    1. The NACHI member will comply with NACHI's current Continuing Education Requirements.
    2. The NACHI member shall pass the NACHI's Online Inspector 
      Exam       once every calendar year.
  3. Duty to the Profession and NACHI
    1. The NACHI member will 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 NACHI member shall assist the NACHI leadership in
      disseminating and publicizing the benefits of NACHI membership.

    3. The NACHI member will not engage in any act or practice that could
      be deemed damaging, seditious or destructive to NACHI, fellow
      NACHI members, NACHI 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 NACHI.