The determination of what constitutes an improper influence upon a public office holder must remain a question of fact in each case. Depending on the specific circumstances, a competing obligation or private interest could arise from factors such as, but not limited to:
■the provision of a gift, an amount of money, a service, or property, without an obligation to repay;
■the use of property or money that is provided without charge or at less than its commercial value; and
■political activities.
The ones who will really benefit from the licensing of home inspectors are the cowboy contractors that perform piss-poor work in the first place and leave it up to realtors/inspectors to find it.
The people who are most hurt are the home owners who, when faced with a thorough accurate home inspection that identifies issues left by these cowboys, are left picking up a second bill for remediation.
Educational establishments will always try to eek out a profit from wherever they can. Education is big business, marketing the fact the InterNACHI provides the same quality education as other expensive educational establishments is the way to pull the rug out from under these people.
Len, are you brown nosing or feeling sorry for realtors? It is not up to the realtor to to know what they are selling. presay.
The buck gets passed to the home inspector who in turn gets hijacked by agents that wish not for the defects to be found. As truer a word has not been said.
Oppps I meant most. slip of the tongue. my mistake.
They only have a sellers word and declaration in hand, To which they have informed their client all the legalities and about contractor to repair certain issue.
They also help stage the home for sale/
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Funny staging is in front or on top of defects as blatant as hell to a pro.
In my neck of the words agents send their buddies to this very association to use as HI for the brokerage. Hmm.
They told me as another buyer walks into the home I am inspecting.
I ask what the hell is going on.
Its OK say nothing till after the sale please.
PLUS… the kicker…they have to pay the broker after for work for them after.
Can you say conflicts of interest…???.
Well practiced in Montreal by certain new brokers…
Sorry Len. Not mad at you. I get black listed for opening my mouth. HA HA HA HA HA.
I have several excellent brokers refer me. They know because I explain everything the likelihood of the sale going through is higher actually.
Why are 80 percent such …well I will refrain.
OPPS BACK TO THE BROKER AGENT THING LEN.
They, THE HOMEOWNER, are told personally by the agents that if any defect has been repaired **no matter how bad, **PS they get them the cash contractor blinded and substandard by the way, the sellers and the agents admittance **is to nothing. ** even if a band aid has been placed on the largest defect with tens of thousands in cost to repair properly.
So please explain about the real estate agents part in this again and how they get passed the bad deal here ???
I hope you are not brown nosing.
Fortunately we in Ontario have no government and it looks like we will soon have an election .
I do hope all Ontario home inspectors get involved and support your local member.
You need your MPP to like you and listen to you regarding Licensing of home Inspectors .
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Their default mode is to regulate, demonstrating how indispensable and understaffed they are.
The result is that useless regulations grow like kudzu vines over modern life.
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Yesterday’s regulations have a way of turning into today’s stupidity.
Over the past decade, we’ve spent millions of dollars demolishing children’s playgrounds and replacing them with safer ones.
But researchers say we’ve made them too safe:
By removing all the risk, we aren’t preparing children for adult life.
Don’t look now, but steep slides, monkey bars and rope swings are about to make a comeback.
Some pretty nice threads to visit Roy.
Thanks.
Bill surry was convinced he, C.A.H.P.I, the CMHC and piles of money were worth chasing after.
To bad he did not invest in the everyday Canadian home inspector. The ones that count.
Can you say, lobbest?
** even if a band aid has been placed on the largest defect with tens of thousands in cost to repair properly.