The council had a meeting with the Florida Realtors board today. The purpose was to garner support. We talked about the new Citizens four point, wind mitigation and possible Realtor support for several subjects. These included stopping contractors from invading our profession and a home inspector board. The council had a meeting afterwards and will be asking to publish an article in the Florida Realtor’s magazine about Home inspector licensing and to propose another four point form. We will also be reviewing and commenting on the current version of the SOP(see attached).
Feel free to comment on the four point attached also.
On the HI SOP, how do we propose to inspect a shower pan for leakage?? This requirement is way too vague and implies we will fill the pan, mark it and come back in two days to check fluid level. What if the drain flange is leaking? This items needs to be removed or under “not required”.
I still do not like the appliance section and it is even more confusing to a customer. How about, “not required to inspect”?? Appears to me, really the only thing we are required to do is turn the thing on - if so, why not just say that and be done with it? Sounds like this was put in to sell RecallChek/home warranty; as a matter of opinion, I’m absolutely confident of that reasoning.
I am with you and I even did one up…but no one wanted that!
The four-point form from Citizens is the one they are going to accept. I doubt they are going to want a form from someone else after all of the “hard work” they put into their form. I am certain, that others will as well. I predict that the Citizens form will now be the new four-point form, just like other companies use their roof certification form.
I hope you guys make some progress at the meetings, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. :mrgreen:
Speaking of which, I’ll be out for the rest of the day on a “bug hunt”!
No. This copy of the SOP was just sent over and we do not know why or where it came from or how it became so mixed-up. The council is drafting responses.
If the goal is to come up with a 4-Point Form that would be accepted by the majority of insurance carriers, then consolidating some of the carriers’ 4-Point forms like Citizens, Tower Hill and Federated (see attachments) might be helpful. For example, the Roof section might look something like this:
ROOF (Photos required: a minimum of two roof photos and any deficiencies)
Predominant roof covering material: _______________ % of total roof _____________
Other roof covering materials: ____________________ % of total roof _________________
Age of roof covering: _____________
Date of last update: ______________
[INDENT]% of replacement ____________________
Permit application date: ________________
of roof layers ______________________
Damage/deterioration? __________________________________________
Evidence of Active leaks? _________________________________________
Interior of home?_____________________________
Condition of soffit, gutters and eaves __________________________________
Overall condition _______________________________________________
Useful life __________________________________________________
Any roof updates needed? ______________________________________
Details of prior updates (include what type, when complete and by whom): _______________________[/INDENT]
I’m not certain how the Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC sections would look and I’m not sure this is the way to go. Just throwing it out there…
