I’m away in Europe and have not been keeping up to date with the Forum. If the CSA want the Standard to become “the” standard, my personal belief is that they should make it readily available to all (and not at $50 a pop so that every time you make a copy for your client you should pay them $50).
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Strange I do to Stephen Panting’s post and try to put in I Like and up comes Raymond Wands name .
I go to Raymond’ Wand’s post and try to put in I like and it says no likes on this item .
I also see Raymond’s and Stephen’s questions have not been answered .
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Thanks Roy - I signed up, and I certainly encourage others to provide their constructive feedback. But I seriously would not hold my breathe waiting for a answer that will please all the questions that home inspectors need to hear.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne doesn’t deny possible prorogation - Toronto - CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-premier-kathleen-wynne-prorogation-1.3507044)
The result would mean putting on hold all bills before the legislature. When legislature is recalled all bills will have to be re-tabled.
I understand that prorogation would include the home inspector licencing bill.[/FONT]
It ain’t over till the thin lady sings!
Licensing home inspectors not enough, expert says
Bruce McClure says there must be educational requirements and independence from realtors
Bruce McClure says licensing alone won’t protect home buyers. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
Ontario’s plan to license home inspectors is not enough to protect consumers, Drayton-based home inspector Bruce McClure says.
The government’s standing committee on regulations and private bills is reviewing Bill 165, known as the Licensed Home Inspectors Act, which passed its second reading in March.
“Licensing home inspectors is critical,” McClure said, but argues more must be done to protect home buyers who rely on inspectors to tell them whether a house is in good condition.
The home inspection industry in Ontario is effectively unregulated, according to McClure.
“You can print a business card right now, build a website, and you are a home inspector,” he said.
Education requirement
In 2013, a panel of industry experts recommended the government license home inspectors. However, in their final report, the panelists said “there should be no mandatory education requirement.”
McClure said that without a minimum education requirement, it will still be too easy to become an inspector.
“How is it that electricians, plumbers, gas fitters, they all have to go to college, they all have to have eight or nine thousand hours of apprenticeship … but our government has made a statement that says [home inspectors] don’t need any prerequisite education?” he said.
McClure says he has been blacklisted by many local realtors for telling their clients that a home they were interested in was not structurally sound. (CBC)
Independence from realtors
In addition to instituting education requirements, McClure said the province needs to do more to regulate realtors.
“The biggest problem that we have with the home inspection industry is it’s controlled by the real estate industry,” he said. “Realtors like to promote home inspectors that are going to help them make their sale.”
McClure said he has been blacklisted by many local realtors for telling their clients that the home they were interested in was not structurally sound.
“If we want consumer protection, we have to separate the real estate transaction from the home inspection. The realtor should have no involvement whatsoever in the home inspection, in selecting the home inspector, or involvement in it. It should be 100 per cent independent,” he said.
If there is independence, McClure said home inspectors will be hired based on their track record, and that this will encourage home inspectors to work in the interest of their clients.
No its not strange. As said in a previous thread/post money is always the first priority, and in some cases the only priority.
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Greetings all,
I would like to thank everyone for their input into this thread and for submitting your questions – it is an interesting discussion. **The thread will now be archived** and we will take away the valuable (and passionate!) feedback received and assess opportunities for CSA Group to best meet the needs of the marketplace. I would be happy to give anyone additional information about the CSA A770 standard. Please feel free to call me directly at 416-747-4186 and I will endeavour to answer your questions.
Regarding the question about licensing, a license agreement in this case would essentially be an agreement with CSA Group that deals with the use or distribution of the standard. License agreements are handled by our sales and licensing group. For further questions about what a license agreement would entail, please contact sales@csagroup.org or 1-800-463-6727.
For anyone’s interest, I have included some additional information below about how the CSA A770 standard was developed.
Paul
*CSA Group standards are developed through an accredited consensus process involving a technical committee of volunteer experts that is responsible for developing the content of the document. CSA Group is the neutral facilitator of the development process which is centered around a membership matrix with a balanced representation of interested stakeholders. The CSA A770 committee membership is comprised of four interest categories: home inspector, consumer/user, regulatory authority, and general interest. The committee membership roster is included in the front end of the standard. The committee considered existing work available to the industry and developed the standard over a series of meetings whereby the committee made decisions about the technical content of the standard by consensus. The standard was issued for a 60-day public review which provided the committee with a great deal of feedback. The committee evaluated the public feedback and made adjustments to the standard to accommodate. The final document was voted on and approved by the committee before publication.*
*Standards like the CSA A770 are voluntary when published. Home inspectors can adopt it into their practices if they wish. The authority having jurisdiction (e.g. provincial regulator) determines whether to adopt a standard into regulations and enforce compliance.*
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