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The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
is the national professional organization of home inspectors with members
throughout the United States and Canada. ASHI's mission is to meet the needs of
its membership and promote excellence and exemplary practice within the
profession. ASHI's Standards of Practice and Code of
Ethics are to be followed by its membership.
The American Society of Home Inspectors was
formed in 1976 as a not-for-profit organization to build public awareness of
home inspection and to enhance the technical and professional performance of
home inspectors. It is the oldest and most respected professional association of
home inspectors in North America, representing its membership and the profession
as a whole in areas of education, marketing, and communications.
Click on the logo to visit ASHI's national web
site.
Home Inspection
Home inspections were being
performed in the mid 1950s, and by the early 1970s were considered by many
consumers to be essential to the real estate transaction. The escalating demand
was due to a growing desire by home buyers to learn about the condition of a
house prior to purchase. Meeting the expectations of consumers required a unique
discipline, distinct from construction, engineering, architecture, or municipal
building inspection. As such, home inspection requires its own set of
professional guidelines and qualifications. The American Society of Home
Inspectors (ASHI) established the ASHI Standards of Practice
and Code of Ethics to help buyers and sellers make real estate transaction
decisions based on accurate, objective information.
American Society of Home
Inspectors
As the oldest, largest and highest
profile organization of home inspectors in North America, ASHI takes pride in
its position of leadership. Its membership works to build public awareness of
home inspection and to enhance the technical and ethical performance of home
inspectors.
Standards of Practice
The
ASHI Standards of Practice guide home inspectors in the performance of their inspections. Subject to
regular review, the Standards of Practice reflect information gained through
surveys of conditions in the field and of the consumers' interests and concerns.
Vigilance has elevated ASHI's Standards of Practice so that today they are the
most widely accepted home inspection guidelines in use and are recognized by
many government and professional groups as the definitive standard for
professional performance.
Code of Ethics
ASHI's Code of Ethics stresses the
home inspector's responsibility to report the results of the inspection in a
strictly fair, impartial, and professional manner, avoiding conflicts of
interest.
ASHI Membership
Selecting the right home inspector
can be as important as finding the right home. ASHI Members have performed no
fewer than 250 fee paid inspections in accordance with the ASHI Standards of
Practice. They have passed written examinations testing their knowledge of
residential construction, defect recognition, inspection techniques, and report
writing, as well as ASHI's Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. Membership
in the American Society of Home Inspectors is well-earned and maintained only
through meeting requirements for continuing education.
South
Carolina Home Inspector Licensing/Regulation as of
February 15, 2001
Licensure. South Carolina law requires any person
desiring to be a licensed home inspector to file with the South Carolina
Residential Builders Commission. A home inspector must show to the satisfaction
of the Commission that he is currently certified as a home inspector by an
organization recognized by the Commission, that he has a minimum of one year of
experience as a home inspector under the supervision of a licensed inspector,
and that he has performed a minimum of fifty residential inspections.
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