Baker Inspection Group
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Baker Inspection Group
Contact Us at:
Phone (209) 522-5320*
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Email info@BIG.com
* For your convenience we are available to receive telephone calls in the evening seven days a week.
Livermore Home Inspectors and surrounding areas including; Brentwood Home Inspectors, Dublin Home inspectors, Pleasanton Home Inspectors, Tracy Home Inspectors.
Home Inspector Code of Ethics
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures. InterNACHI members subscribe to the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
1. Duty to the Public
1. The InterNACHI member shall abide by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the InterNACHI
Standards of Practice.
2. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any practices that could be damaging to the public or bring
discredit to the home inspection industry.
3. The InterNACHI member shall be fair, honest, impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with the public.
4. The InterNACHI member shall 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 InterNACHI member shall be truthful regarding his/her services and qualifications.
6. The InterNACHI member shall have no undisclosed conflict of interest with the client, nor shall the InterNACHI
member accept or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit, nor shall the
InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI member shall not communicate any information about an inspection to anyone except the client
without prior written consent of the client, except where it may affect the safety of others or violates a law
or statute.
8. The InterNACHI member shall always act in the interest of the client, unless doing so violates a law, statute or
this Code of Ethics.
9. The InterNACHI member shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be performed, limitations of
services and fees.
10. The InterNACHI member shall comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction
where he/she conducts business.
11. The InterNACHI member shall not perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, any repairs or repair-
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 InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
2. Duty to Continue Education
1. The InterNACHI member shall comply with InterNACHI current Continuing Education Requirements.
2. The InterNACHI member shall pass the InterNACHI's Inspector Exam once every calendar year.
3. Duty to the Profession and InterNACHI
1. The InterNACHI member shall 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 InterNACHI member shall assist the InterNACHI leadership in disseminating and publicizing the benefits of
InterNACHI membership.
3. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any act or practice that could be deemed damaging, seditious or
destructive to InterNACHI, fellow InterNACHI members, InterNACHI employees, leadership or directors.
Members(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 InterNACHI.
4. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current membership requirements.
5. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current message board rules.
Members of other associations are welcome to join InterNACHI but a requirement of membership is that InterNACHI must be given equal prominence in your marketing (brochures and websites) as other associations you belong to.
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics and inspection procedures. InterNACHI members subscribe to the following Code of Ethics in the course of their business.
1. Duty to the Public
1. The InterNACHI member shall abide by the Code of Ethics and substantially follow the InterNACHI
Standards of Practice.
2. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any practices that could be damaging to the public or bring
discredit to the home inspection industry.
3. The InterNACHI member shall be fair, honest, impartial, and act in good faith in dealing with the public.
4. The InterNACHI member shall 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 InterNACHI member shall be truthful regarding his/her services and qualifications.
6. The InterNACHI member shall have no undisclosed conflict of interest with the client, nor shall the InterNACHI
member accept or offer any undisclosed commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit, nor shall the
InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI 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 InterNACHI member shall not communicate any information about an inspection to anyone except the client
without prior written consent of the client, except where it may affect the safety of others or violates a law
or statute.
8. The InterNACHI member shall always act in the interest of the client, unless doing so violates a law, statute or
this Code of Ethics.
9. The InterNACHI member shall use a written contract that specifies the services to be performed, limitations of
services and fees.
10. The InterNACHI member shall comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction
where he/she conducts business.
11. The InterNACHI member shall not perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, any repairs or repair-
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 InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
2. Duty to Continue Education
1. The InterNACHI member shall comply with InterNACHI current Continuing Education Requirements.
2. The InterNACHI member shall pass the InterNACHI's Inspector Exam once every calendar year.
3. Duty to the Profession and InterNACHI
1. The InterNACHI member shall 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 InterNACHI member shall assist the InterNACHI leadership in disseminating and publicizing the benefits of
InterNACHI membership.
3. The InterNACHI member shall not engage in any act or practice that could be deemed damaging, seditious or
destructive to InterNACHI, fellow InterNACHI members, InterNACHI employees, leadership or directors.
Members(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 InterNACHI.
4. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current membership requirements.
5. The InterNACHI member shall abide by InterNACHI's current message board rules.
Members of other associations are welcome to join InterNACHI but a requirement of membership is that InterNACHI must be given equal prominence in your marketing (brochures and websites) as other associations you belong to.
