Sellers are encouraged to obtain home inspections prior to listing their house for sale.
That said, home inspectors MUST be aware of exposing themselves to liability to non-client third parties.
Home inspectors run into problems when someone with whom the home inspector does not have a contract claims to have been warned by the alleged negligence of the home inspector.
In this week’s video tip, I discuss why home inspectors like you should not get caught in the pre-sale inspection trap, illustrate how you can avoid it and detail an example from a case I recently handled.
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