Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
General Notice: Public Comment Opportunity: SB 627 Study to Consider Prohibition on Certain Limits of Liability in Home Inspection Contracts
CLOSED Opened on 6/11/2018 and Ended on 6/25/2018
The Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors has scheduled a public hearing to accept public comments on a study requested to consider the provisions of SB 627 from the 2018 General Assembly Session. The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, June 28th at 9:00 a.m. at the Perimeter Center, 2nd Floor, Training Room 2, 9960 Mayland Drive, Richmond, VA 23233. If you are unable to attend the public hearing to provide comment, you may do so via the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website or to the following:
Email: Attention: Trisha L. Henshaw, Executive Director - ALHI@DPOR.Virginia.Gov
Mail: Trisha L. Henshaw, ALHI Board, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233
Fax: Attention: Trisha L. Henshaw, Executive Director - 866-350-5354
Any written comments must be received by close of business on Monday, June 25, 2018, in order to be considered by the Committee studying this matter.
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72 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Certain Liability Waivers Should be Void as Against Public Policy | John C. Cowherd, Cowherd PLC | 6/12/18 10:18 am |
| Commentary on proposed Senate Bill 627 | Joseph Wingenbach, American Society of Home Inspectors (Northern Virignia) | 6/13/18 3:32 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 has unintended consequences that do not serve the people | Tim Wiley, Blue Horizon Home Inspections | 6/13/18 5:54 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 | Paul E Tieche | 6/13/18 9:00 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 - Detrimental Effect | Kevin F. Dougherty, Pillar to Post - Northern Virginia | 6/14/18 9:08 am |
| The potential new ruling on liability of Home inspectors is ludacri. Will cost jobs | Pillar to Post Home Inspections, Mark Scapro | 6/14/18 11:01 am |
| SB 627 will do serious damage to the real estate industry and will end up costing consumers far more | Troy Hendrickson, Professional Home Services, LLC | 6/14/18 11:21 am |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 | Cathi Lynch. Pillar To Post Home Inspectors | 6/14/18 12:45 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 Opinion from multi-state licensed home inspector/contractor | Arthur Miller, Tokori, Inc. | 6/14/18 12:49 pm |
| Possible pitfalls with regard to SB 627 | Charles Aulino, All In One Home Inspections | 6/14/18 1:09 pm |
| I oppose SB 627 | Vince Clingenpeel | 6/14/18 1:30 pm |
| SB 627 | Benjamin Meredith, Building Knowledge, Inc | 6/14/18 3:14 pm |
| Virinia Senate Bill 627 | Wise Choice Inspections & More LLC | 6/14/18 4:50 pm |
| Opposed to SB 267 | Tim Bills, Sentry Home Inspections, LLC | 6/14/18 5:21 pm |
| SB 267 RE: Home Inspectors | Gregory Hoffmaster Certified Master Inspector, GHI Greg's Home Inspections | 6/14/18 8:11 pm |
| S.B. No. 627 will only hurt Home Purchasers | Thomas Ball, Alcova Home Inspection, LLC | 6/14/18 9:06 pm |
| Magic Glasses And A Crystal Ball | Tim Hockenberry Home Facts Inc. | 6/14/18 10:29 pm |
| SB 627 | Seth Hurlbert - Hurlbert Home Inspection, LLC | 6/15/18 8:47 am |
| Opposition to SB627 | Steve Midkiff, Premier Inspections LLC | 6/15/18 7:18 pm |
| Removing clause of limited liability - Oppose | Mike Ward-Dahl, Pillar To Post Home Inspections | 6/16/18 9:37 am |
| SB627 - Oppose | Jim Burak | 6/16/18 11:45 am |
| SB 627 - Home Inspector's Limited Liability Contract Wording | Timothy Early, Early Home Inspections LLC | 6/16/18 12:35 pm |
| SB 627 - Response To John Cowherd | Timothy Early - Early Home Inspections, LLC | 6/16/18 1:45 pm |
| Regarding SB 627. | Joe Sorbello Bricks and Sticks Home Inspections LLC. | 6/16/18 8:55 pm |
| SB 627 | Robert Peek | 6/17/18 10:57 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627 | Pillar To Post | 6/19/18 4:19 pm |
| Opposed to SB 627 | Stephen Comer, C’ville Home Inspection | 6/19/18 5:11 pm |
| I a pose the bill | Pillar to Post Home Inspections | 6/19/18 8:24 pm |
| OPPOSED to SB 627 | Timothy Zenobia ACI | 6/19/18 9:22 pm |
| Bill 627 | Tim Wright, Structure Examinations | 6/20/18 6:51 am |
| SB 627 For and Against | Michael Raymond Donitzen | 6/21/18 7:50 am |
| OPPOSED to SB 627 | InspectionsVA.com | 6/21/18 8:35 am |
| SB 627 | Matthew B. Drifmeyer | 6/21/18 10:20 am |
| SB 627 - Unforeseen consequences? | Lina Nardecchia - Informed home owner | 6/21/18 3:20 pm |
| Comments on SB 627 | Patrick Hart Atlantic Coast Inspection Services | 6/21/18 6:39 pm |
| Home Inspectors Liability | Doug Ferguson | 6/21/18 7:36 pm |
| I oppose SB 627 | David Throckmorton Sr. JODAT INSPECTIONS | 6/21/18 9:33 pm |
| SB 627 | Robert Thompson, Hawkeye Inspection Service, Inc. | 6/21/18 10:53 pm |
| VA SB 627 | Andrew Ling, Top Home Inspections | 6/22/18 6:27 am |
| Opposition to SB 627 | Robert Jennings | 6/22/18 8:26 am |
| I oppose Bill 627 | Marj Croye, Promark Professional Homes Inspections, LLC | 6/22/18 8:58 am |
| Bill SB 627- Vote NO | Hardman Homes & Consulting | 6/22/18 9:47 am |
| President | Crawl To Crown Home Inspectors | 6/22/18 10:01 am |
| SB 627 - Bad for Homebuyers, Home Inspectors, & The Real Estate Industry! | Kevin Lovejoy, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors | 6/22/18 12:15 pm |
| Reject Senate Bill 627 | Dennis DiVito, Apex Home Inspections, LLC | 6/22/18 2:17 pm |
| Virginia SB 627: opposed | Jim Gannon, Gannon Home Inspections | 6/22/18 4:44 pm |
| Reject Senate Bill 627 | Barry Holt, PepperWood Home Inspections LLC | 6/22/18 5:08 pm |
| Opposition to SB627 | Michael Mallott, Checkmark Home Inspections | 6/23/18 7:44 am |
| Oppose/Reject SB 627 forever | Pillar to Post | 6/23/18 10:54 am |
| Opposition to SB 627 | Tom Harris Quality Assurance Inspections. | 6/23/18 12:42 pm |
| Ludicrous Legislation | Daniel Stone, Danrocks Home Inspections | 6/23/18 3:17 pm |
| I oppose this legislation. | FireProof Home Inspections | 6/23/18 8:17 pm |
| Strongly Oppose this bill. | Jason Bennett | 6/24/18 11:43 am |
| SB 627 opposition | Bryan Edward Home Detective LLC | 6/24/18 1:28 pm |
| Oppose VA Senate Bill 627 | HouseMaster | 6/24/18 3:36 pm |
| Oppose Senate Bill 627 | Lou Scerbo, HOMES ARE US, Inc. | 6/24/18 4:30 pm |
| SB 627 should not be retroactive | Robert Thompson, Hawkeye Inspection Service, Inc. | 6/24/18 8:54 pm |
| Oppose SB627 | Edda Berglund | 6/25/18 6:36 am |
| Unappreciated Industry | joe fortuner | 6/25/18 9:10 am |
| SB 627 Detrimental to VA Real Estate | Jonathan Russell, A-Pro Home Inspection Services | 6/25/18 10:19 am |
| Oppose SB 627 | Sean Troxell, JD Grewell & Associates; ASHI | 6/25/18 2:18 pm |
| Pending Legislation re Home Inspectors | Quarles Consulting | 6/25/18 4:59 pm |
| OPPOSE passing SB 627 | Terri Flight, LLC Assoc. Broker, RE/MAX Regency | 6/25/18 5:52 pm |
| SB 627: Respectfully Against--Negative for Home buyers, Home Inspectors, & Real Estate Transactions | Joe Myers, Empire Home Inspections, Inc. | 6/25/18 6:20 pm |
| SB 627 Would Have Many Unfortunate Consequences | Alex Aderton, Merit Home Inspectors LLC | 6/25/18 7:16 pm |
| Virginia Senate Bill 627, making home inspectors liable for any issue | Ken Zenzel, AMER Building Inspection Services | 6/25/18 7:50 pm |
| Oppose Senate Bill 627 | Ed Snope | 6/25/18 8:32 pm |
| Oppose SB627 | Andy Rider, Atlantic House Whisperer | 6/25/18 8:50 pm |
| Â Virginia Senate Bill 627. | Brand Home Inspections, LLC | 6/25/18 9:03 pm |
| Defensive Inspections | Hollis Brown, Home Inspector Training Academy | 6/25/18 10:05 pm |
| Oppose SB627 | Tony Toth, NOVA-ASHI - President | 6/25/18 11:42 pm |
| Oppose Virginia SB 627 | Fernando Barrientos, Abode Check Home inspections | 6/25/18 11:55 pm |
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