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Legislation

Enabling Legislation: H2174”

The enabling regulatory legislation that is the basis for the Regulation effective July 1, 2003 was a product of the combined work of the staff of The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), VAREI leaders, and staff of the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). In 2000, the VAR announced its intention of offering legislation in the 2001 session. Early in the legislative process, it was clear that some form of regulation was going to reach the floor of the legislature when DPOR proposed its own substitute for the VAR bill. In the following months VAREI leadership, supported by polls taken of the VAREI membership, participated in the drafting of House Bill 2174. The law provides for the inclusion of two home inspectors on the Asbestos and Lead Board (now the ‘AL&HI Board’), and a voluntary certification of inspectors based upon satisfaction of Board defined requirements for education, experience, examination, and the holding of general liability insurance.

For an Acrobat ‘PDF’ copy of ‘2174,’ click here. Most of the inspection material is at the end.

Go to the General Assembly Home Page for the gateway to lots of legislative information.

The Regulation

VAREI leaders were involved in the process of regulation development, and eventually two members of the VAREI Directors were appointed by Governor Gilmore to the AL&HI Board. The regulation effective July 1, 2003, adds detail to the Virginia Code section, and provides elements of a standard of practice and code of ethics. Note the “Symbol Key” at the beginning. It’ll help deciphering what’s there.

Here’s the application package (in Acrobat PDF) for becoming a Certified Virginia Home Inspector. Once at this webpage scroll down to the Home Inspector section and click on it, this will take you to the section application package or specific forms you need to complete the process. Print them out and study it. It’s not a one-size-fits-all process.

You will need to verify that you:

1 carry general liability insurance,
2 have passed one of the following exams: the NHIE, the NAHI CRI, or the so called “old ASHI exam,”.. You may be able to get your national association, via the form provided in the package, to verify the exam you have taken. Or just send a copy of the certificate you were provided.
3 have done either 100 home inspections and 35 hours of education, or 50 inspections and 70 hours of education.

Experience: Send the form in to your national association, if the number of the inspections you claimed for membership satisfies the number you are claiming for Virginia certification. The association will vouch for that number.

Education: You will have to check with each association as to verification of education hours. Some associations do not require education as a method of membership. The Best bet is to send in copies of course certificates only for subjects that you can find in the overview outline for the National Home Inspector Exam. (See the link at the bottom of that page for a PDF document.) The certificates you submit should have the specific subject of the course outline included, e.g. “Electric Grounding.” (Note: In a recent June 21 seminar, DPOR staff said that courses on mold would be acceptable, but not ones on radon.) If you have a certificate with a general title on it (like, “Inspecting Old Houses”) then you will need to send an attachment documenting the specific content. The course syllabus will do, or a letter over your signature stating the course content. Any falsifications in this process will likely result in the applicant’s regretting it later! Or - if you have a certificate for a larger conference that had many different subjects, attach a copy of the conference seminar schedule along with a letter stating what seminars you actually attended, and how many hours out of the total on the certificate apply for the purposes of your application.

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		Legislation Enabling Legislation: H2174” The enabling regulatory legislation that is the basis for the Regulation effective July 1, 2003 was a product of the combined work of the staff of The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), VAREI leaders, and staff of the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). In 2000, the VAR announced its intention of offering legislation in the 2001 session. Early in the legislative process, it was clear that some form of regulation was going to reach the floor of the legislature when DPOR proposed its own substitute for the VAR bill. In the following months VAREI leadership, supported by polls taken of the VAREI membership, participated in the drafting of House Bill 2174. The law provides for the inclusion of two home inspectors on the Asbestos and Lead Board (now the ‘AL&HI Board’), and a voluntary certification of inspectors based upon satisfaction of Board defined requirements for education, experience, examination, and the holding of general liability insurance. For an Acrobat ‘PDF’ copy of ‘2174,’ click here. Most of the inspection material is at the end. Go to the General Assembly Home Page for the gateway to lots of legislative information. The Regulation VAREI leaders were involved in the process of regulation development, and eventually two members of the VAREI Directors were appointed by Governor Gilmore to the AL&HI Board. The regulation effective July 1, 2003, adds detail to the Virginia Code section, and provides elements of a standard of practice and code of ethics. Note the “Symbol Key” at the beginning. It’ll help deciphering what’s there. Here’s the application package (in Acrobat PDF) for becoming a Certified Virginia Home Inspector. Once at this webpage scroll down to the Home Inspector section and click on it, this will take you to the section application package or specific forms you need to complete the process. Print them out and study it. It’s not a one-size-fits-all process. You will need to verify that you: 1 carry general liability insurance, 2 have passed one of the following exams: the NHIE, the NAHI CRI, or the so called “old ASHI exam,”.. You may be able to get your national association, via the form provided in the package, to verify the exam you have taken. Or just send a copy of the certificate you were provided. 3 have done either 100 home inspections and 35 hours of education, or 50 inspections and 70 hours of education. Experience: Send the form in to your national association, if the number of the inspections you claimed for membership satisfies the number you are claiming for Virginia certification. The association will vouch for that number. Education: You will have to check with each association as to verification of education hours. Some associations do not require education as a method of membership. The Best bet is to send in copies of course certificates only for subjects that you can find in the overview outline for the National Home Inspector Exam. (See the link at the bottom of that page for a PDF document.) The certificates you submit should have the specific subject of the course outline included, e.g. “Electric Grounding.” (Note: In a recent June 21 seminar, DPOR staff said that courses on mold would be acceptable, but not ones on radon.) If you have a certificate with a general title on it (like, “Inspecting Old Houses”) then you will need to send an attachment documenting the specific content. The course syllabus will do, or a letter over your signature stating the course content. Any falsifications in this process will likely result in the applicant’s regretting it later! Or - if you have a certificate for a larger conference that had many different subjects, attach a copy of the conference seminar schedule along with a letter stating what seminars you actually attended, and how many hours out of the total on the certificate apply for the purposes of your application.