Our Contract

1. The report, issued by the inspector, is prepared with reasonable skill and care. This consulting service is limited to the physical evidence that was visually accessible at the time of the inspection.
   
2. The required repairs to the building include, but are not limited to, what is reported herein due to the limitations and restrictive nature of the visual inspection. The client is hereby warned that not all deficiencies will be discovered. 80% of the first year repairs should be revealed; not 100%. Determining the presence of mold, fungi and other indoor air quality contaminants are specifically not included.
   
3. The inspector’s role is principally educational; to provide you with a better understanding of the building.
   
4. The inspection is partially designed to reduce your risk of buying an older home, however we cannot eliminate this risk. The inspector/inspection firm will not absorb any of your risk in buying an older property.
   
5. The client is advised to annually budget at least 1% of the building’s value for maintenance and unforeseen repairs.
   
6. The client is warned that resultant damages may occur to the building systems or components if the recommended repairs in this report are not carried out in a timely manner.
   
7. Cost estimates, if provided in this report, are minimums and are intended to be a rough guideline only. Estimates are based on the most cost effective solution to address the problem and will not include betterment.
   
8. The inspection does not cover code compliance issues set by governments or other regulatory authorities.
   
9. The inspection does not take into account eligibility for mortgage insurance, building or home owners insurance.
   
10. The inspection process is conducted in a fair and impartial manner. Accordingly, this report is not provided as an aid for negotiation in a real estate transaction.
    
11. The purchaser is advised to ask the property owner if they are aware of any defects that would not normally be detected by a visual inspection. The purchaser is advised to revisit the property before closing to verify that functional conditions remain unchanged.
    
12. The client hereby acknowledges they are contractually obliged to contact the inspector immediately, to arrange a site visit at no extra expense, in the event of an unforeseen problem or upon receiving a conflicting opinion.

This is a brief overview of some of the information contained in our pre-inspection agreement. This is not meant to add to or take away from any contractual obligations contained in Napoleon Home Inspections Pre-Inspection Agreement.