PART 2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
Oregon certified home inspectors:
1. Shall provide a written inspection contract, signed by both the
Oregon certified home inspector and client, prior to completing (delivering
the initial inpsection report) a home inspection that shall:
• State that the home inspection is in accordance with standards
and practices set forth below in Part 3;
• Describe the services provided and their cost;
• State where the planned inspection differs from the standard home
inspection categories as set forth in the Standards of Practice in Part
3 below, and
• Conspicuously state whether the home inspection includes a pest
and dry rot inspection to discover wood destroying organisms and that such
inspections are available for a fee.
2. Shall observe readily visible and accessible installed systems
and components listed as part of a home inspection as defined by these
rules unless excluded according to the Standards of Practice in Part 3
below.
3. Shall submit a written report to the client that shall:
• Describe those systems and components as set forth in the Standards
of Practice in Part 3 below,
• Identify all systems and components designated for inspection
in the Standards of Practice in Part 3 below, that have been inspected,
and identify any systems or components designated for inspection that were
not inspected, and state the reason for not inspecting;
• State whether any inspected system or component does not function
as intended, allowing for normal wear and tear, or adversely affects the
habitability of the dwelling; and
• State the Construction Contractors Board registration number of
the business and the name, certification number and signature of the person
undertaking the inspection.
4. Are not limited from reporting observations and conditions or
rendering opinions of items in addition to those required below.
5. Shall conduct home inspections based solely on the property conditions,
as observed at the time of the home inspection.
6. Shall conduct home inspections that are visual and are not technically
exhaustive.
7. Shall include their certification number on all written reports,
bids, contracts and individual business cards.
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Mark Pierce
Oregon Certified Home Inspector
Office: 800-995-4063 
Cell:503-757-7784
OCHI #345-NIBI
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