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3. GENERAL LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS - Part 2
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General exclusions:
C. |
Inspectors are NOT required to offer or perform:
- any
act
or
service
contrary
to
law,
statute
or
regulation.
- engineering,
architectural
and
technical
services.
- work
in
any
trade
or
any
professional
service
other
than
home
inspection.
- warranties
or
guarantees
of
any
kind.
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D. |
Inspectors are NOT required to operate:
- any
system
or
component
which
is
shut
down
or
otherwise
inoperable.
- any
system
or
component
which
does
not
respond
to
normal
operating
controls.
- shut-off valves.
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E. |
Inspectors are NOT required to enter:
- any
area
which
will,
in
the
opinion
of
the
inspector,
likely
be
hazardous
to
the
inspector
or
other
persons
or
damage
the
property
or
its
systems
or
components.
- confined
spaces.
- spaces
which
are
not
readily
accessible.
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F. |
Inspectors are NOT required to inspect:
- underground
items
including,
but
not
limited
to
storage
tanks
or
other
indications
of
their
presence,
whether
abandoned
or
active.
- systems
or
components
which
are
not
installed.
- decorative
items.
- systems
or
components
located
in
areas
that
are
not
readily
accessible
in
accordance
with
these National Standards of Practice.
- detached
structures.
- common
elements
or
common
areas
in
multi-
unit
housing,
such
as
condominium
properties
or
cooperative
housing
when
inspecting
an
individual
unit(s),
including
the
roof
and
building
envelope.
- test
and/or
operate
any
installed
fire
alarm
system,
burglar
alarm
system,
automatic
sprinkler
system
or
other
fire
protection
equipment,
electronic
or
automated
installations,
telephone,
intercom,
cable/internet
systems
and
any
lifting
equipment,
elevator,
freight
elevator,
wheelchair
lift,
climbing
chair,
escalator
or
others;
- pools,
spas
and
their
associated
safety
devices,
including
fences.
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G. |
Inspectors are NOT required to:
- perform
any
procedure
or
operation
which
will,
in
the
opinion
of
the
inspector,
likely
be
hazardous
to
the
inspector
or
other
persons
or
damage
the
property
or
it’s
systems
or
components.
- move
suspended
ceiling
tiles,
personal
property,
furniture,
equipment,
plants,
soil,
snow,
ice,
or
debris.
- dismantle
any
system
or
component,
except
as
explicitly
required
by
these National Standards of Practice.
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