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Re: Chemical odor
I think what Charles was saying was that you don't just say: "The garage stunk like $hit.", but that you go on and recommend something, such as "The garage stunk like $hit, find out what the cause is, and remove/clean and air out as necessary and as required."
That way, *you* (the HI) is not saying "how to do it", but rather *you* (the HI) is saying "do SOMETHING about it".
If the HI just mentions that it stunk like $hit, without making any recommendation, the seller can say to *your client* "even your inspector did not say anything had to be done, I'm not paying for anything".
Whether the seller pays or not, we, as HIs, should not care, however, we, as HIs, should not take from our client any tool they may have for recourse with the seller. Not making a recommendation takes away tools regarding the issue(s) where remediation action was 'not recommended'.
How you word the remediation action, that's up to use. I am sure that I used to use stronger language than most, but it is important to *make* a "recommendation" 'for something'.
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