Loveland, CO Considers HI Ordinance on 10/11

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Publish Date: 10/1/2005

Home inspector registry proposed


By Alicia Herbstreit
The Daily Reporter-Herald

Buying a home is one of the largest and most important purchases people make.
And when potential buyers hire a home inspector to evaluate the structure for defects, they place considerable trust in that person, said Jon Rudolph, a home inspector and Construction Advisory Board member.

That is why Rudolph and fellow board members believe that Loveland should require home inspectors to be registered with the city.

?I look at this from a consumer?s point of view that there?s no protection.? he said. ?A lot of people don?t realize that home inspectors aren?t registered or licensed.?

Board members have proposed an ordinance that would require home inspectors to register with the city?s building division. If passed, home inspectors would have to provide the city with proof of test completion with either the American Society of Home Inspectors or the National Association of Home Inspectors.

Rudolph said while 30 other states track home inspectors, Loveland?s proposed registry would be the first of its kind in Colorado.

?This would be a big step in the state of Colorado,? he said.

Some local home inspectors, such as Doug Bigelow, owner of Asset Inspections, are opposed to the measure.

?I don?t think they need it,? he said. ?They?re limiting people who can inspect their houses.?

Rudolph said he is not trying to prevent anyone from working, but instead create a ?minimum standard of practice.?

He said the proposal would affect about 40 home inspectors who work regularly in Loveland and as many as 100 who occasionally work in the area.

Tom Hawkinson, Loveland?s building official, said the proposed ordinance wouldn?t cost home inspectors anything or add any additional burden on city staff members.

He said the process, similar to contractor licensing, would require home inspectors to alert the city they are practicing. The building division would then verify the testing results. If it checks out, city officials would then issue the home inspector a certificate.

John Crescibene, a board member and local home builder, said the registry would add a level of credibility to the profession.

?At present, anyone off the street can become a home inspector,? he said. ?All they have to do is hang a shingle.?

The ordinance will go before the City Council in a study session Oct. 11



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Originally Posted By: bkelly2
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Don’t we have a guy in Co that could look into this?



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Publish Date: 10/7/2005
Loveland home inspectors should be certified

Loveland City Council will hear a proposal Tuesday to begin a registry of home inspectors.

Currently, anyone can set up shop as a home inspector with no training or background. Of course, if they?re not good, they may not succeed in the inspection business in the long run. But in the meantime, they can miss defects that home buyers ought to know about.

The state of Colorado does not regulate home inspectors, although 30 other states do. Web sites exist that point people interested in home inspection careers to Colorado and the other unregulated states, where it is easier for those without experience to start an inspection business.

The city?s Construction Advisory Board has recommended that the council pass an ordinance requiring home inspectors to register with the city?s building division. The city won?t charge inspectors a fee to register.

The home inspectors would have to provide the city with proof of test completion with either the American Society of Home Inspectors or the National Association of Home Inspectors. Both organizations set forth professional standards and a code of ethics for their members.

While some local home inspectors oppose the regulation as unnecessarily limiting home buyers? choices when selecting an inspector, proponents say it sets a minimum standard of practice and can be put in place without an additional burden on city staff members.

Hairstylists need a license, but if they mess up, the worst that will happen is a few bad hair days.

Buying a home is the biggest purchase most people will make.

Loveland home buyers deserve to know that the inspector who checks out their potential purchase has the training and knowledge to find defects and suggest fixes before they sink their money into a new home.







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Originally Posted By: ddivito
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What is ‘limiting’ about a municipality requiring registration of an industry? It is for the benefit of the public and indirectly for the industry as it seperates the ‘wheat from the chaff’.


We are not 'cowboys' (as there is in the construction industry) but professionals.


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Bye bye ASHI scum… 3 years of ASHI work down the drain. Thanks Jim for alerting us!


http://www.nachi.org/jonrudolphscum.htm


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gromicko wrote:
Bye bye ASHI scum... 3 years of ASHI work down the drain. Thanks Jim for alerting us!

http://www.nachi.org/jonrudolphscum.htm


Thanks for following up. You and Joe did an excellent job.


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