Purpose and scope

2.1  The purpose of these Standards of Practice is to establish a minimum and uniform standard for home inspectors who subscribe to these Standards of Practice. Home Inspections performed to these Standards of Practice are intended to provide the client with objective information regarding the condition of the systems and components of the home as inspected at the time of the home inspection. Redundancy in the description of the requirements, limitations, and exclusions regarding the scope of the home inspection is provided for emphasis only. 

2.2   Inspectors shall:

1. adhere to the Code of Ethics of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
2. inspect readily accessible, visually observable, installed systems and components listed in these Standards of Practice.
3. report :
   1. those systems and components inspected that, in the professional judgment of the inspector, are not functioning properly, significantly deficient, unsafe, or are near the end of their service lives.
   2. recommendations to correct, or monitor for future correction, the deficiencies reported in 2.2.C.1, or items needing further evaluation. (Per Exclusion 13.2.A.5 inspectors are NOT required to determine methods, materials, or costs of corrections.)
   3. reasoning or explanation as to the nature of the deficiencies reported in 2.2.C.1, that are not self-evident.
   4. systems and components designated for inspection in these Standards of Practice that were present at the time of the home inspection but were not inspected and the reason(s) they were not inspected.
      
   
   

2.3   These Standards of Practice are not intended to limit inspectors from:

1. including other inspection services or systems and components in addition to those required In Section 2.2.B.
2. designing or specifying repairs, provided the inspector is appropriately qualified and willing to do so.
3. excluding systems and components from the inspection if requested by the client.

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