Copied from the Inspection Agreement submitted on this post: LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: ANY LIABILITY OF THE INSPECTION COMPANY AND THE INSPECTOR FOR MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS IN THIS INSPECTION REPORT, THE INSPECTION AND OTHERWISE IS LIMITED TO A REFUND OF THE FEE PAID FOR THIS INSPECTION AND REPORT. THE CLIENT ASSUMES THE RISK OF ALL LOSSES GREATER THAN THE FEE PAID FOR THE INSPECTION. THE CLIENT AGREES TO IMMEDIATELY ACCEPT A REFUND OF THE FEE AS FULL SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS WHICH MAY EVER ARISE FROM THIS INSPECTION.
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I know that I am swimming against the tide to say this but I think that professionals should get away from this type of language in their service agreements. If you are a professional you should be willing to be held responsible as a professional. To ask a client to trust you to evaluate their prospective home's systems and then weasle on the limit of liability is less than professional gentlemen. They are trusting you for thousands of dollars worth of equipment functionality and you only agree to give back the fee?
We need to stop thinking like tradesmen (who give back the fee) and start acting like professionals who are willing to be held responsible for our work.
You should really think about it.