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Re: Re-inspections
I fully second West Cost Jerry's post.
... but ...
... if you are going to do re-inspections, you will want to have your client ...
- provide you with the written quotes for the work to be done,
- provide you with the written work order stating what was done,
- provide you with the written invoice marked "Paid In Full",
- provide you with the company name, address and phone number and the person who is licensed license number,
- provide you with that company's in$urance certificate,
- provide you with that company's guarantee covering the work which was supposed to have been done (whether or not they did it, if you wrote it up and they did not do it, that means they felt it did not need doing, which means there is nothing wrong with it, which means they should guaranty that not-done work too),
... and last but not least ...
- provide with a reason your client still needs you to do a re-inspection.
If they provide all of that to your satisfaction, and you still want to do a re-inspection, then stipulate, and have them sign, a simple contract for services which states that they, the client, will hold you harmless for any and all items related to the original inspection and the re-inspection, that you are not verifying 'what was done where' or 'was it done properly', only that "something" was done "here".
If your client still wants you to do a re-inspection, well ... a person representing themselves as their own attorney has a fool for a client ... and your client fits right there with that fool.
I can't say about other states, but *in Florida*, the seller is *obligated* to have ALL repairs done by licensed contractors ... PERIOD. There are no exceptions. Not only is that in the real estate contract, it is in state statute too.
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