I am an ASHI Certified Home Inspector and follow the strick Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics set forth by this organization, the oldest, most respected organization for home inspectors in the US and Canada.  We provide a valuable service to the home buying public, determing the condition of the property through a thorough NON INVASIVE inspection of the property.,  The inspection is a determination of the condition of the property through a visual inspection on the day of the inspection.  This bill does not allow for the lawsuits that will surely arise when problems happen after the inspection.  Wind storms damage roofs, rain causes new leaks and pests or rodents create damage that did not exist when the property was inspected.  Now, with unlimited liabilty, the home inspector will be a target for the law suit hungry individual willing to take advantage of and file frivilous lawsuits for issues that were not visible or did not even exist on the day of the inspection.

Does this bill really help the general public ? I think not.  Out of the tens of thousands of home inspections conducted annually in Virginia - how big of a problem is this anyway ?   If one takes the time to better understand the home inspection process and to research the miniscule number of times this has become an issue, you will realize that this bill is unnecessary, beauracratic and harmful legislation.