Ohio License Bill

[Mark H. Roe]

The Ohio Home Inspection Bill 257 has passed the house and is now on its way to the senate. Lets hope that it dies on its journey. Here is the link for the house bill.

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/b...?ID=127_HB_257

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by mroe

The Ohio Home Inspection Bill 257 has passed the house and is now on its way to the senate. Lets hope that it dies on its journey. Here is the link for the house bill.

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/b...?ID=127_HB_257

Bill's don't always die natural deaths. Sometimes, it takes an assassin.

[Gary Farnsworth]

Just like here in Kansas, what will keep realtors, engineers, insurance agents from putting all of us out of business? They are not under the laws of any of these bills.

[Mark H. Roe]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Bill's don't always die natural deaths. Sometimes, it takes an assassin.

James,
Are you up for the job?

[James H. Bushart]

I'd love to help. Do you have a plan?

[Mark H. Roe]

I have used all of my ammo. I am hoping that you might have some and maybe you could bring Nick with you for crossfire action

[William Warner]

The good thing is we'll be legally allowed to work on the houses just as soon as we inspect them...

The house saw absolutely nothing wrong with that and likened it to pest inspectors being able to treat treat the home...

[Mark H. Roe]

Originally Posted by wwarner

The good thing is we'll be legally allowed to work on the houses just as soon as we inspect them...

The house saw absolutely nothing wrong with that and likened it to pest inspectors being able to treat treat the home...

Bill,
I am not saying that you would. But I do not agree with being able to make repairs on a house that I inspected. I know of a couple inspector who say that there is a problem just so they can make said repairs.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by wwarner

The good thing is we'll be legally allowed to work on the houses just as soon as we inspect them...

Not if you belong to NACHI or ASHI.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by mroe

I have used all of my ammo. I am hoping that you might have some and maybe you could bring Nick with you for crossfire action

Local politicians rarely heed to advice or argument coming from outside of the state.

This late in the game, your best bet is to get the media to help you get make the citizens aware of how the Ohio Assoc of Realtors are pushing to pass a law to save their deals from being killed.

You can also point out that your state real estate commission already did a study on licensing and found that it did not improve home inspectors or home inspections in any state where it was passed. With that coming directly from the Ohio RE Commission, you have some local credibility that makes it nonsensical for the state to spend money in these economically difficult times.

[William Warner]

Originally Posted by mroe

Bill,
I am not saying that you would. But I do not agree with being able to make repairs on a house that I inspected. I know of a couple inspector who say that there is a problem just so they can make said repairs.

Yeah I know.
I don't agree with it either. I was just saying tongue in cheek...

I just found it amazing that the house didn't have a problem with it... but then again I shouldn't be surprised eh?

[William Warner]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Not if you belong to NACHI or ASHI.

State law trumps National association

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by wwarner

State law trumps National association

Not in this case.

The COE would take precedence. You cannot work on a house you inspect for 12 months....no matter what the state says, if you belong to ASHI or NACHI.

It's legal to work on a house you inspect in almost every state. It is just that NACHI and ASHI hold its members to higher standards than the states do....furthering the proof that licensing solves nothing.

[William Warner]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Not in this case.

The COE would take precedence. You cannot work on a house you inspect for 12 months....no matter what the state says, if you belong to ASHI or NACHI.

It's legal to work on a house you inspect in almost every state. It is just that NACHI and ASHI hold its members to higher standards than the states do....furthering the proof that licensing solves nothing.

Not according to the proponents who penned this legislative waste. They're obviously laughing at those standards.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by wwarner

Not according to the proponents who penned this legislative waste. They're obviously laughing at those standards.

Of course they are. That is why the associations ignore them. Their laws are written to protect real estate salesmen and to give them someone to complain to when you kill their deal.

Even if your state allows it, you will lose your membership for repairing a house (for an item on the SOP) if you inspected it in the last 12 months.