accept compensation, directly or indirectly, for recommending contractors, services, or products to inspection clients
That pretty much sums it up. The inspector may not accept compensation, directly or indirectly, for recommending services or products to their clients. Ho hum.
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Thanks for the compliment regarding contracts and contract law. I cant wait to see what my consulting fees will be AFTER I gain some knowledge and experience. I just finished a consulting engagement with a law firm representing the E&O carrier for an inspector being sued for significant $$. The request was to review the state SOP, his SOP, his inspection agreement, the report, the engineers findings, and to advise them if they had a defensible claim and for some advice/strategy.
Once again proving… you’ve been mentally playing with yourself.
Pretty clear, isn’t it. An inspector cannot accept compensation, directly or indirectly, from Thornberry from referring a client to Thornberry.
Nor can the inspector accept compensation, directly or indirectly, from Thornberry for referring anyone other than the client … who, like the client, also has an interest in the inspected properties.
Pretty clear, isn’t it. An inspector cannot accept compensation, directly or indirectly, from Thornberry from referring a client to Thornberry.
Nor can the inspector accept compensation, directly or indirectly, from Thornberry for referring anyone other than the client … who, like the client, also has an interest in the inspected properties.
Jim, it’s all one sentence that ends with systems or
components covered by the minimum standards of competent
performance found in section 1 of this rule for one (1) year after the
inspection.
If I send you guys my contact for psychiatric help and I get a kickback is that in violation of the COE ?
Cause you all need it and a little change in my pocket is fine with me.
I can’t help make fun of all this because it has long been absurd in the 1st degree.
What is really laughable is you guys can’t see it .
One more time Nathan. And this time I’ll cut straight to the chase.
(c) Licensees shall not:
(4) accept compensation, directly or indirectly, for recommending
contractors, services, or products to inspection clients or other parties having an interest in inspected properties.
If your selling alarm systems, Recall checks or home warranties, for a just inspected property, through the Home Inspector, in my book that justifies your “interest” albeit a financial interest, still an interest, in the property.
The beauty of it is, it’ll be the Inspector that will be at fault, not you.
Ask yourself this Nathan, If you don’t have an “interest in inspected properties”, why do what you’re doing through Home Inspectors?
Why not sell your wares through RE Agents? Think about it, they take pictures of the house when they list it anyways. They could just snap a few extra shots of the S/Ns and, wala.
Does the inspector inspect and report on the lawn, Nick? Is crab grass a material defect? Is tall grass a deal killer?
An inspector does, however, report on an insufficient number of smoke alarms and/or the need for CO detectors when natural gas/wood burning appliances are in the home.
Does the inspector inspect and report on the lawn, Nick? Is crab grass a material defect? Is tall grass a deal killer?
An inspector does, however, report on an insufficient number of smoke alarms and/or the need for CO detectors when natural gas/wood burning appliances are in the home.
No. The contention that I have made is that the law appears to prohibit an inspector for referring his client to an alarms systems contractor who will be paying a kickback to the inspector in return for the referral. I have made no contentions about lawn services. That was you.
