International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI®) promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics, and inspection procedures.

Duty to the Public:

· The Home Inspector shall not engage in any practices that could be damaging to the public or bring discredit to the home inspection industry.

· The Home Inspector shall be fair, honest and impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with the public.

· The Home Inspector shall not discriminate in any business activities on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, familial status,

sexual orientation, or handicap, and shall comply with all federal, state and local laws concerning discrimination.

· The Home Inspector shall be truthful regarding his/her services and qualifications.

· The Home Inspector shall not:

a. have any disclosed or undisclosed conflict of interest with the client

b. accept or offer any disclosed or undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits, or

other benefit from or to real estate agents, brokers, or any third parties having financial interest in the sale of the property

c. offer or provide any disclosed or undisclosed financial compensation directly or indirectly to any real estate agent, real estate broker, or real estate company for referrals or for inclusion on lists of preferred and/or affiliated inspectors or inspection companies.

· The Home Inspector shall not release any information about the inspection or the client to a third party unless doing so is necessary to protect the

safety of others, to comply with a law or statute, or both of the following conditions are met:

a. the client has been made explicitly aware of what information will be released, to whom, and for what purpose, and;

b. the client has provided explicit, prior written consent for the release of his/her information.

· The Home Inspector shall always act in the interests of the client unless doing so violates a law, statute, or this Code of Ethics.

· The Home Inspector shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be performed, limitations of services, and fees.

· The Home Inspector shall comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where he or she conducts business.

· The Home Inspector shall not perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, any repairs or associated services to the structure for which the

inspector or inspector'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 that are not included in the Standards of Practice.