National Standards of Practice
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1. INTRODUCTION
| 1.1 |
The
Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI) is a
not-for-profit association whose members include the following seven
provincial/regional organizations: CAHPI-British Columbia.,
CAHPI-Alberta, CAHPI-Saskatchewan, CAHPI-Manitoba, OAHI (Ontario),
AIBQ (Quebec), and CAHPI-Atlantic. CAHPI strives to promote
excellence within the profession and continual improvement of
inspection services to the public.
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2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
| 2.1 |
The
purpose
of
these
National
Standards
of
Practice
is
to
establish
professional
and
uniform
Standards
for
private,
fee-paid
home
inspectors
who
are
members
of
one
of
the
provincial/regional
organizations
of
CAHPI.
Home
Inspections
performed
to
these
National
Standards
of
Practice
are
intended
to
provide
information
regarding
the
condition
of
the
systems
and
components
of
the
building
as inspected
at
the
time
of
the
Home
Inspection. This
does
NOT
include
building
code
inspections.
These
National
Standards
of
Practice
enable
the
building
being
inspected
to
be
compared
with a
building
that
was
constructed
in
accordance
with
the
generally
accepted
practices
at
the
time
of
construction,
and
which
has
been
adequately
maintained
such
that
there
is
no
significant
loss
of
functionality.
It
follows
that
the
building
may
not
be
in
compliance
with
current
building
codes, standards
and
regulations
that
are
applicable
at
the
time
of
inspection.
These
National
Standards
of
Practice
apply
to
inspections
of
part
or
all
of
a
building
for
the
following
building
types:
- single-family
dwelling,
detached,
semi-
detached
or
row
house
- multi
unit
residential
building
- residential
building
held
in
divided
or
undivided
co
ownership
- residential
building
occupied
in
part
for
a
residential
occupancy
and
in
part
for
a
commercial
occupancy,
as
long
as
the
latter
use
does
not
exceed
40%
of
the
building’s
total
area,
excluding
the
basement.
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| 2.2 |
The Inspector shall:
| A. |
inspect:
- readily accessible, visually observable installed systems, and components of buildings listed in these National Standards of Practice.
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| B. |
report:
-
on
those
systems
and
components
installed
on
the
building
inspected
which,
in
the
professional
opinion
or
judgement
of
the
inspector,
have
a
significant
deficiency
or
are
unsafe
or
are
near
the
end
of
their
service
lives.
-
a
reason
why,
if
not
self-evident,
the
system
or
component
has
a
significant
deficiency
or
is
unsafe
or
is
near
the
end
of
its
service
life.
-
the
inspector’s
recommendations
to
correct
or
monitor
the
reported
deficiency.
-
on
any
systems
and
components
designated
for
inspection
in
these
National
Standards
of
Practice
which
were
present
at
the
time
of
the
Home
Inspection
but
were
not
inspected
and
a
reason
they
were
not
inspected.
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| 2.3 |
These Standards of Practice are not intended to limit inspectors from:
| A. |
including
other
inspection
services
in
addition
to
those
required
by
these
National
Standards
of
Practice
provided
the
inspector
is
appropriately
qualified
and
willing
to
do
so. |
| B. |
excluding
systems
and
components
from
the
inspection
if
requested
by
the
client
or
as
dictated
by
circumstances
at
the
time
of
the
inspection. repairs provided the inspector is appropriately qualified and willing to do so. |
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