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[ASKNACHI]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/ASKNACHI]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

[quote=AskNACHI.org][asknachi]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/asknachi]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?[/quote]

I would say send a copy of all your information to and tell them of your concerns......... Cookie


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[Bruce A. King]

Did you hire the inspector or are you the seller that just had a buyers inspection performed?

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

It looks like you are in California. The laws are much different there than in other states. First the terms of the inspection contract should be re-read. Is there any wording that requires you to contact the Inspector prior to repairs? or give them the chance to re-inspect? or any other requirements in the contract that you would be required to follow prior to taking any additional steps?

It would help to know if you are the: Buyer, Seller or what your standing with the inspection might be. Were you the actual client that purchased the Inspection? More information can help us, help you.

[Brian E. Kelly]

[quote=AskNACHI.org][asknachi]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/asknachi]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?[/quote]

You might look here [url]http://www.creia.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3460#PERFORMANCECOMPLAINT[/url]

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Lets think about this now if it is a NACHI , inspector who she is talking about would in not be to our advantage to have NACHI find out if there was a bad report and keep this in house to find out if some thing should be done or questions asked before it gets posted in other places.

WE have no idea if there is a concern at this time.

............ Cookie

[dchew]

In California, there is no licensing requirement to be a home inspector. If the inspector is a member of CREIA (California Real Estate Inspectors Association), you can file a compliant with them and they will review the issue.

Other than that unfortunately, there is not much more you can do other than arbitration or suing the inspector. What you should do is to carefully read the contract you signed, the standards of practice that the inspection was done to (if there is one that the inspector uses) and the report.

Inspectors (contrary to what others may think) are not all knowing. We perform a visual inspection of the property. By our own standards of practice, we generally do not do a exhaustive inspection of everything.

Good luck with your situation.

[Russel Ray]

[quote=AskNACHI.org][asknachi]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/asknachi]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?[/quote]
A direct answer would be no, there is not a state agency that a homeowner can file a complaint with.

Have you been unsuccessful in contacting, or working with, the home inspector? And as others have said, are you the seller, buyer, Realtor, or even someone else? We get threats of lawsuits quite often from sellers, but they eventually find that they have no legal standing concering the buyer's choice of inspectors and/or the buyer's home inspector's report.

I'm in San Diego and am certainly willing to help you work through some issues. Let me know if that would be helpful to you, and you and I can make arrangements to speak real time by phone.

[Bruce A. King]

I don't think this thread is linked to the ask nachi thing.
Anyone else notice this?

[whandley]

[quote=AskNACHI.org][asknachi]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/asknachi]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?[/quote]

Hey Patricia;

We have some very strict and specific seller transfer disclosures here in California. Since I don't know the particulars of your situation, I'm wondering if the "Possible" lack of seller disclosure factors into the equation. If your case goes legal, the seller and agents will definitly be involved.

Good Luck!

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

[quote=bking]I don't think this thread is linked to the ask nachi thing.
Anyone else notice this?[/quote]

Thanks Bruce.
Yes! from the get go ,thats why I said to let NACHI handle this in house .
We have no information on the inspection and to give this continuing milage and speculation it could come back to haunt us.
This has happened before where information from the BB where parts of post's have been used on other BBs.
In fact one person is no longer with NACHI that did this.

.............. Cookie

[whandley]

[quote=dchew]In California, there is no licensing requirement to be a home inspector. If the inspector is a member of CREIA (California Real Estate Inspectors Association), you can file a compliant with them and they will review the issue.

Other than that unfortunately, there is not much more you can do other than arbitration or suing the inspector. What you should do is to carefully read the contract you signed, the standards of practice that the inspection was done to (if there is one that the inspector uses) and the report.

Inspectors (contrary to what others may think) are not all knowing. We perform a visual inspection of the property. By our own standards of practice, we generally do not do a exhaustive inspection of everything.

Good luck with your situation.[/quote]

CREIA is a Not4Profit HI organization and has "NO" legal authority over any inspector, member or not.... They're simply one of many industry trade associations.

[Russel Ray]

[quote=whandley]CREIA is a Not4Profit HI organization and has "NO" legal authority over any inspector, member or not.... They're simply one of many industry trade associations.[/quote]
But as Dwight correctly stated, one can file a complaint with them and they will look into it. They don't fancy bad inspectors bringing discredit to the CREIA name.

[Blaine Wiley]

[quote=AskNACHI.org][asknachi]This question was posted on [I]AskNACHI.org[/I] by [B]Patricia Nash[/B] (from Canoga Park, CA). [/asknachi]Short of filing a lawsuit against an inspector for negligence, is there a state agency a homeowner can file a complaint with? If so, which one?[/quote]

This brings up more questions than answers.

What was "missed"? How was the inspector negligent? When did the issue occur, and when was it discovered? Is the issue part of the home inspection? Has the inspector had a chance to re-inspect the problem prior to any repairs having been performed? Has the inspector even been contacted?

I'd love to hear more about this. All too often the inspector is blamed for something that was not able to be discovered during the inspection, wasn't present during the inspection, or wasn't even discovered by a contractor called in for an issue after the inspection.

What is the story here?

[Nick Gromicko]

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