There are many reasons why a standard form is bad for home inspectors, according to Augustine Stasi, Executive Director of North Carolina Licensed Home Inspector's Association and FREA member. Real estate interests are pushing for a standard report with common language. It would limit what home inspectors can report and the manner in which they can report it. Licensing for home inspectors has been law for three years in North Carolina. Licensed inspectors must follow standards of practice and a code of ethics developed by the state licensing board.
Many inspectors go beyond the standards of practice.
According to Stasi, the North Carolina Licensing Board tried to head off the move toward a standard report by making it mandatory for all inspectors to take two-credit hours of report writing per year. The Board also worked to create a better definition of terms, according to Stasi, who is a member of the Report Writing Committee that is working to clarify the terms. We're going to resist the imposition of a standard report but we have a tough road to hoe. There are 1,200 home inspectors in North Carolina and 22,000 Realtors. Deep in the Heart of Texas Texas, which has licensed home inspectors for several years, does have a standard report form, which after a rough start, seems to be working pretty well, according to Weldon Sikes, President of American Association of Home Inspectors, located in Lubbock, Texas.