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.
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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