As an inspector we have 2-4 hours to go through a home, we have to deal with personally belongings concealing walls in many locations, we deal with vacant homes that utilities may be turned off so issues are not present during the inspection and may appear after they are turned on for a longer time. We deal with owners that have concealed the issues with paint or other coverings on purpose. 

If you eliminate the liability protection from the home inspection contract, there will be a dramatic increase in such frivolous claims, and the home inspectors' liability insurance will become too cost prohibitive to afford and prices will rise significantly for homebuyers to cover this expense.  There will be less home inspectors willing to conduct inspections when the opportunity for catastrophic liability and lawsuits will put them out of business.  As the industry sits now, if there is negligence in a home inspection, the home inspector will be held accountable – why are we trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist?

KILL The Bill

Brian Delhagen