As appraiser in the
Based on my understanding of USPAP Standard Rule 2-1. Standard 2-1 states " Written or oral real property report must clearly and accurately set forth the appraisal in a manner that will not be misleading; contain sufficient information to enable the intended users of appraisal to understand the report properly; and clearly and accurately disclose all assumptions, extraordinary assumptions, hypothetical conditions, and limiting conditions used in the assignment. ". If the report is not delivered to the client in the format, order of presentation of and/or omission of data and information provided by the appraiser, it can be a misleading report. The intended user (citizen of the commonwealth), has not been presented with the original report which maybe incomplete or misrepresented as the appraiser original work. The appraiser's integrity has been by jeopardized and the quality of his or her reporting. The intended user may now receive a report that is not creditable, misleading and incomplete due to the use of an electronic portal which alters the original report. The intended user has also mislead in believing the report they received is the complete report of appraiser. Furthermore, it is possible the altered report may not be in compliance with Standard 2-2, although prior to transmission by the electronic portal was in compliance.
In addition to the possible violations of USPAP, these electronic portals are in direct conflict with the
The use of these electronic portals is putting appraisers in the Commonwealth in violations of the regulations governing appraisers in the Country (USPAP) and in the