Originally Posted by ASHI Reporter
Florida to Require Home Inspector Licensing
by Bob Kociolek
Published August 2007
In 2010, Florida will become the 32nd state to regulate home inspectors. Unfortunately, in our opinion,
the bill signed by the governor in June of this year gives Florida inspectors and the public one of the worst licensing bills in the country. Florida ASHI members and their leaders have been beating back bad bills for years, but this year they were up against overwhelming forces. The good guys don’t always win.
You can read the full article
here.
As a Certified ASHI member, local ASHI board member and a fifth year Florida home inspector I am saddened that we were unable to prevent this bill that serves no apparent worthwhile purpose from becoming law. Furthermore, the associations who promoted this bill have won the hollowest of victories and have heaped shame upon themselves by helping the passage of the worst licensing bill in this nation’s history.
The true leaders of this state are now faced with the task of somehow trying to make something out of the mess left in the wake of this bills passage. One of the things that I would like to see take place is any group who worked in any way to support the passage of this bill should be excluded from future talks based on their poor judgment.
Joe Burkeson
Discussion encouraged.