Originally Posted by
Bruce King
Jerry, we are on the same page...
Not yet, at least not quite.
NC does not allow any upgrade recommendations in the summary.
They allow us to make the statement "GFCI's missing" only ...
BINGO!
You state that all "missing" GFCI protection needs to be corrected. That's not a "recommendation", nor is it an "upgrade".
... recommendation ... recommend anything we want to.
Wrong word to use.
The next NC rule is slated (unless changed at next meeting) to have the words Repair: or Investigate: in front of each summary item.
There's your word to use NOW (and I don't seem to be able to get this across - *do not use the word* "recommendation" or "recommend") - "REPAIR" (I was using "needs to be corrected" which is the almost the same as "repair" - except that "needs to be corrected" includes "replace" and some will argue that "repair" does not include "replace").
The agents and sellers will only have to attempt to address the "Repair:" items.
Great, again, there is your word: "REPAIR"
... upgrade recommendations
You used those two words again.
BUT, our job and ethical responsibility is to at least report what we can based on our knowledge and put it in the summary since a summary is required and possibly the only part actually studied by the buyer.
I totally agree, so *do not* "recommend" anything, simply state it is in need of repair, i.e., "REPAIR: GFCI protection is missing at the following locations ... and needs to be REPAIRED."
The task now is to figure out how to do this and still allow some real estate to be sold while keeping the HI's out of court.
See above.