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HI Referral from RE Agents
[#2] Posted: 04/29/2012 - 8:24:01 PM |  |  |
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I have been told that they are required to "recommend" three and they have a special form that they must have their client sign that explains that they have worked with the specific HI in the past.
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Seattle Home Inspection
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Hi,
What the OP is referring to is a rule that governs real estate agents and not inspectors. There is nothing in the home inspection law that says inspectors can't accept referrals from agents under any circumstances.
Our law codifies our code of ethics and it is pretty straightforward.
Our COE states that an inspector must disclose in writing to the client conflicts of interest like when there is a familial or previous business relationship with an agent; but we're only required to disclose it. If the client still wants to work with us after we've provided full disclosure, we're fully entitled to go ahead and do the inspection. A history of doing inspections referred to us from the same agent doesn't require that but if I'd previously had a business relationship with the agent wherein we bought a house and flipped it I would be required to divulge that.
We are not allowed to shower agents with gifts. We are restricted to one "marketing" item of a value of $10 or less. So, an inspector can give an agent a $2.50 coffee mug and a $5.00 mouse pad or something similar but the limit is $10 period - you can't give the agent a $10 marketing carrot on a stick every time you see the agent.
We are not allowed to write soft reports in order to garner future referrals.
We are not allowed to accept compensation for an inspector from more than one party without written disclosure to the clients about who is paying us.
We're not allowed to, nor is a company we have an interest in allowed to, perform work on a home that we've inspected for at least a year after the inspection.
We're not allowed to provide compensation, inducement or reward, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity other than the client for referral of business or to be included on a list of recommended inspectors or preferred providers or to participate in such arrangements. In other words - no pay to play.
We're not allowed to claim previous experience in the trades as inspection experience. In other words, thirty years as a general contractor and one year as an inspector does not count as 31 years experience - it counts as 30 years as a contractor and 1 years experience as a home inspector.
We're not allowed to adversise our services or qualifications in a fraudulent, false, deceptive or misleading manner.
We're not allowed to accept a home inspector referral or perform an inspection when we know that our getting the job is contingent upon us reporting predetermined conditions desired by the client or realtor.
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