The National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) promotes a high standard of
professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures. NACHI members subscribe to
the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
Duty to the Public
  1. The NACHI member shall abide by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the
    NACHI Standards of Practice.
  2. The NACHI member will not engage in any practices that could be damaging to the
    public or bring discredit to the home inspection industry.
  3. The NACHI member shall be fair, honest, impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with
    the public.
  4. The NACHI member will not discriminate in any business activities on the basis of race,
    color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, or handicap and
    shall comply with all federal, state and local laws concerning discrimination.
  5. The NACHI member shall be truthful regarding his/her services & qualifications.
  6. The NACHI member will have no undisclosed conflict of interest with the client, nor will
    the NACHI member accept or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits or
    other benefit, nor will the NACHI member accept or offer any disclosed or undisclosed
    commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit from real estate agents, brokers or any
    third parties having financial interest in the sale of the property nor shall the NACHI
    member offer or provide any disclosed or undisclosed financial compensation directly
    or indirectly to any real estate agent, real estate broker or real estate company for
    referrals or for inclusion on lists of preferred and/or affiliated inspectors or inspection
    companies.
  7. The NACHI member will not communicate any information about an inspection to
    anyone except the client without the prior written consent of the client, except where it
    may affect the safety of others or violates a law or statute.
  8. The NACHI member shall always act in the interest of the client, unless doing so
    violates a law, statute or this Code of Ethics.
  9. The NACHI member shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be
    performed, limitations of services and fees.
  10. The NACHI member shall comply with all government rules and licensing requirements
    of the jurisdiction where he/she conducts business.
  11. The NACHI member shall not perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, any
    repairs or associated services to structure on which the member or member's
    company has prepared a home inspection report, for a period of 12 months. This
    provision shall not include services to components and/or systems which are not
    included in the NACHI standards of practice.  

Duty to Continue Education
  1. The NACHI member will comply with NACHI's current Continuing Education
    Requirements.
  2. The NACHI member shall pass the NACHI's Online Inspector Exam once every
    calendar year.

Duty to the Profession and NACHI
  1. The NACHI member will strive to improve the Home Inspection Industry by sharing
    his/her lessons and/or experiences for the benefit of all. This does not preclude the
    member from copyrighting or marketing his/her expertise to other Inspectors or the
    public in any manner permitted by law.
  2. The NACHI member shall assist the NACHI leadership in disseminating and publicizing
    the benefits of NACHI membership.
  3. The NACHI member will not engage in any act or practice that could be deemed
    damaging, seditious or destructive to NACHI, fellow NACHI members, NACHI
    employees, leadership or directors.  Member(s) accused of acting or deemed in
    violation of such rules shall be reviewed by the Ethics committee for possible sanctions
    and/or expulsion from NACHI.
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