InterNACHI awarded Certified Professional Inspector (CPI) Federal Certification Mark.

[Gary Farnsworth]

Raymond, who are you, and where are you from? 4 posts, and you write something like this? Most of us are in agreement with you, but state laws vary so much from state to state that it is hard for Nick to come up with anything that jives with all of the laws. Until the feds move in, it may have to be status quo.

There will always be the inspector who negotiates fees with RE office brokers; "hey, I will get you 100 inspections at $200 each" type of thing because "we like you". Many of these inspectors will then write soft reports to keep the business. These are ethical fine lines, and until the lawmakers and consumers wake up to the facts, us honest, hard working, detailed writing, deal killers will have to market elsewhere. This does kill business, but when the market comes back, there will be business for us all. We must maintain our integrity and professionalism for the overall sake of our profession. When it comes to this message board, anything goes.

[Nick Gromicko]

Since 1992 ASHI changed its SOP several times and AZ changed theirs. The two are not one and the same and haven't been for 15 years.

Arizona requires that you use the Arizona Standards of Practice by law.

[Nick Gromicko]

BTW: Certified Professional Inspector (CPI) is available for use by all InterNACHI members in good standing.

[Gary Farnsworth]

Is it OK to pass on that good standing clause since most of us may not be on Dec. 21st? Who is buying the first round?

[Mark A. Timpani, CMI]

"Arizona requires that you use the Arizona Standards of Practice by law."

Which like Gary said is Ashees...

[Nick Gromicko]

No, it isn't. And I have a AZ licensed member who got killed in a deposition for accidentally using the ASHI SOP because it is different than the one he is legally required to use. Again, they are different. See the roofing inspection requirement difference between the two SOPs to figure out how he got in a pickle by claiming to abide by the wrong (ASHI) SOP. In AZ you must use the Arizona SOP by law. It is not discretionary.

[John McKenna]

CPI... nice.

[Nick Gromicko]

AZ has their own SOP which is different from ASHI's and InterNACHI's and they require inspectors in AZ to use the State SOP. See the top of this BTR form (pdf): http://www.azbtr.gov/UserFiles/File/...Supplement.pdf