Agreement

GTA Home Inspection Services Standard Inspection Agreement

The report is based on a visual examination of the accessible features of the property and reflects their condition on the day of the inspection.
It is not a guarantee, warranty or insurance against current or future defects.
It is carried out in accordance with the Standards of Practice of the Ontario Associations of Home Inspectors (OAHI).
It is not a building code, insurance or by-law inspection.

The client requests an inspection of the property, subject to the General Exclusion and Limit of Liability of this agreement, shown on the next page.

Client’s Signature: _____________________________ Date: ______________

General Exclusions and Limit of Liability

The following items are excluded from the inspection: Appliances, including window or portable air conditioning units, furnace or heat pump heat exchangers or heat shields, buried oil tanks, interior flue liners, outbuildings, alarms and intercoms, septic, well and irrigation systems, other below grade sewage and water pipes, environmental tests (including but not limited to, radon, UFFI, lead or asbestos), swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and related equipment, termites, carpenter ants and other insects. Specifically excluded are any problems whatsoever relating in any way to the presence of fungus, moulds, toxins or other similar or related materials including health problems, flammable chemicals, clean up costs, abatements or other expenses. We do not dismantle heating or air conditioning equipment. We do not carry out any destructive testing.

Hanta virus is a growing concern in some areas. Most properties have mice living in some parts of the building. The inspection cannot determine the level of infestation (if any). You must contact your local rodent control officer or health department for further information on this subject. Roof and basement leakage and sewer back ups are often unpredictable and generally unexpected. We are therefore not able to provide any guarantee that these items will not leak, back up or significantly deteriorate, before the expiry of any estimated lifespan that may be shown elsewhere in this report. Indications of particular deficiencies may require an extrapolation. The report may show for instance, “Rot” in the window section. This means one or more windows may be affected. This inspection is intended to substantially increase your knowledge of the features of your new home and to point out deficiencies that may adversely affect its performance. Your attendance at the inspection is a major factor in that input.

We appreciate that circumstances can occasionally make it impossible for the buyer to be on site at the time of the inspection. This written report however, will never replace the understanding achieved from a one-on-one interaction with the inspector. Existing buildings are not required to comply with today’s codes in retrospect, thus this report makes no claims as to compliance (or otherwise) with any building, construction related codes (including, but not limited to, fire codes) of any discipline or Insurance Company requirements, currently in force.

It is agreed and understood that any notification of defects, omissions or errors alleged to have been made by the inspector, his company or agents, must be notified in writing, by the purchaser or his agent, to the said inspector, inspection company or his agents within 365 days from the date of the original inspection. Such notification must be made in writing by registered or recorded mail to the registered offices of the inspector, his company or his agent. Facsimile (fax) or e-mail notifications are not acceptable, nor will they be accepted. It is further agreed and understood that in the sole discretion of the inspector, his company or his agent, any matters in dispute may first be sent to mediation or binding arbitration and that no court or other litigation proceedings will be instigated prior to that mediation or arbitration.

The liability of the inspector, his company or agents, in any dispute, is limited to the fee paid for the inspection.

NOTE:

Where this report indicates the need for any further investigation or review by additional, qualified personnel, you must make that arrangement and review the further report from those personnel, prior to proceeding any further with your transaction.

We make no charge to discuss reports with you. You must further contact us, before proceeding with your transaction if you are in any way unsure of the meaning, significance or purport of any part of the text. If you have any questions about this report or its contents, or you are in any way unsure of its meaning; you must contact us before proceeding with your transaction.