I'm at the Jacksonville licensing meeting and online. I'll update you in live time.

[Nick Gromicko]

Meeting has just begun.

[Nick Gromicko]

Code Officials Board representative spoke first and wants home inspectors to be prohibited from quoting building code.

[Nick Gromicko]

His name is Bob McCormick.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Code Officials Board representative spoke first and wants home inspectors to be prohibited from quoting building code.

Good idea.

[Ed Bancroft]

As long as it does not include statements like " Although not required at the time of construction GFCI circuit breakers........."

[Nick Gromicko]

I just spoke explaining that InterNACHI is the inspection industry's leader in education: www.nachi.org/education.htm, that our courses are approved almost everywhere, and that InterNACHI should be Florida's provider of the required 120-hours of education.

[Nick Gromicko]

An ASHI member has just suggested the background check include a credit check. I am opposed to this as credit checks reveal civil, not criminal history. I don't see how credit worthiness relates to the performance of home inspections.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Lets see - I just got divorced and my ex cleaned me out OR I had a heart bypass and couldn't work for 2 months OR The RE market is dead and I'm barely hanging on. For the 1st time ever, I've got late on paying bills.

So if I get a bad credit score, I can't inspect houses.

Leave it to the new breed of micro-managing home inspectors to keep trying to restrict entry into the home inspection business from others.

Where do these butt wipes keep coming from??

[Stephen L. Guardino, CMI]

We should be grandfathered and exempt from a state test if in business over 3-5 years and performed 500 no problem inspections and no claims. When the state imposed a state test in law enforcement eveyone already certified was exempt.
What planet is this ASHI guy from?

[Nick Gromicko]

I just spoke in opposition to including a credit check with the background check. The economy with the housing bust has been particularly hard on many inspectors. The inspection industry is high liability. A credit check is a civil matter and has nothing to do with fulfilling duties of a home inspector.

[Mathew Hawley]

All in buisness when the Bill was signed should be grandfathered.

Thanks Nick.

[Nick Gromicko]

Mold meeting has begun.

[Steve Taylor]

Point of clarification: I was at the meeting as well. The individual speaking in favor of a credit check was not speaking on behalf of ASHI or the ASHI membership. The individual was actually at state certified general contractor. State certified contractors are required to submit to a credit check. I believe that the individual felt that home inspectors should too. As a dual member (ASHI and NACHI), I do not support and would not support a credit check for licensure- as do the other members that I spoke with at the meeting.
Nick, to villify (incorrectly in this case) ASHI, serves no purpose in our efforts to positively influence the shaping of this bad regulation. As you have been at both meetings so far, as have I, you know the outside interests attempting to influence this regulation. As I have said in previous threads, now is the time for us to band together to fight off the outside influences attempted to take control.


Steve Taylor
Taylor Inspection Services, Inc.
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
Full NACHI member
Full ASHI member

www.taylorinspectionserivces.com

[Nick Gromicko]

now is the time for us to band together

I disagree.

[Mathew Hawley]

agree on that 100%- not fair to some unfortunate people with this economy- Amy Hawley