The following interpretations of the Code of Ethics were developed by the ASHI Code of Ethics Committee in response to written Requests for Interpretation (RFIs) from the ASHI membership.
The Committee’s responses to RFIs are intended to help clarify the Code of Ethics and its applicability to the real world situations that home inspectors encounter in their professional practice. The RFIs should be viewed as guidance to assist members in their interpretation of the Code. These responses are not intended to supersede the Code. A response to an RFI is not necessarily a determination that an action in question is ethical or unethical, only that the committee believes that it does, or does not, violate one or more principles of the Code. Complaints regarding the actions of individual members for violations of the Code should be brought before the appropriate Complaints Committee. Any proposed changes to the Code must be formally brought before the membership for its input and approval per policy and procedures as accepted by the Board of Directors of ASHI.
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ASHI Members are encouraged to submit RFIs to the Committee if serious questions about the intent and applicability of the code should arise.
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