Determine whether state or association Standards of Practice governs a given home inspection
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Steps
Identify whether the inspection occurs in a state with a licensing statute and a state-mandated Standards of Practice
If a state SOP exists, treat it as the legal floor governing the inspection — it takes precedence over InterNACHI or ASHI SOPs for legal compliance
Where a state has no licensing program, or its rules are silent on a topic, rely on the inspector's association SOP (InterNACHI or ASHI) or the inspection agreement
Check the specific state licensing board's own published SOP document rather than assuming an association SOP applies verbatim, even though many state SOPs are modeled on ASHI, InterNACHI, or the NHIE content outline
Document in the inspection agreement which SOP governs the inspection, especially in states without licensing
Known gotchas
Association SOPs are influential and often used as drafting templates by state boards, but they do not carry legal force where a conflicting or more specific state SOP exists
A state having no licensing requirement does not mean no SOP applies in practice — clients and E&O carriers often still expect an association SOP to be followed
State SOPs are amended periodically — confirm the current version on the state board's own site rather than relying on a cached or outdated PDF
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