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(a) - (e)(No change.)
(f)Departure provision.
(1)An inspector may depart from the inspection of
a component or system required by the standards of practice only if:
(A)the inspector and client agree the item is not
to be inspected;
(B)the inspector is not qualified to inspect the item;
(C)in the reasonable judgment of the inspector, the
inspector determines that:
(i)conditions exist that prevent inspection of an
item;
(ii)conditions or materials are hazardous to the health
or safety of the inspector; or
(iii)the actions of the inspector may cause damage
to the property; or
(D)the item is a common element of a multi-family
development and is not in physical contact with the unit being inspected,
such as the foundation under another building or a part of the foundation
under another unit in the same building;
(2)If an inspector departs from the inspection of
a component or system required by the standards of practice, the inspector
shall:
(A)notify the client at the earliest practical opportunity
that the component or system will not be inspected; and
(B)make an appropriate notation on the inspection
report form, stating the reason the component or system was not inspected.
(3)If the inspector routinely departs from inspection
of a component or system required by the standards of practice, and
the inspector has reason to believe that the property being inspected
includes that component or system, the earliest practical opportunity
for the notice required by this subsection is the first contact the
inspector makes with the prospective client.
(g)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 15, 2017
TRD-201700654 Kristen Worman
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3093
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