What is the necessity in the legislation?  With all the home sales in Virginia,, the % of issues with inspections is miniscule.  In the last few years the Commonwealth has required specific testing and licensing for home inspectors. A contractor that builds a home now needs additional courses in order to look and comment on an desisting home!?  The industry is not in need of micro-managing. 

This, as in most legislation, creates an additional cost, insurance, etc which gets passed on the the buyer.  Do we need home purchasing cost going up even more?   The Feds rate hikes are doing that currently.  We need home buying to be as affordable as possible.  If a home inspection is too expensive for lower income purchasers they might choose to eliminate it, then subsequently have unknown costly repairs.  This is legislation that is particularly problematic for lower income folks. 

Last but certainly not least, this legislation opens more doors for Creative Litigation.  My father was an attorney, my brother is an attorney, my wife is a par-legal in a firm, some of my best friends are lawyers.  We all agree that over the last 25- 30 years ,there is a increasing trend  of such lawsuits.  That certainly does not need encouragement.   

The answer to first question asked in the opening sentence is, there is none.   Please focus legislation only when necessary.  Government micro-managing on such minor things is very costly to both the consumer and taxpayer which is ALL of us!    .

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