AAREI 2012
Officers
President: Anita Rothgery, Jonesboro
President-Elect: Richard Mobley, Little Rock
Secretary and webmaster: Steve Williams, West Fork
Treasurer: Lowell Coomer, Fort Smith
Immediate Past President: Joe Maxwell, Vilonia
Board of Directors
Dave Brunell, Rogers
Roger Buckley, Rogers
Robert Neal, Jonesboro
Gary Somerville, Ozark
The Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
Proposed Changes to Rules and Procedures of the Arkansas Home
Inspector Registration Board
Unfortunately, AHIB has not listened to home inspection community and has not responded to our repeated requests to consider these items:
The sections specifically we have the most problem with are:
Content: All written or electronic home inspection reports presented to clients shall, at a minimum, present the findings of the inspection in the following subject categories as defined and in accordance with the directives of the 2006 version of the ASHI Standards of Practice.
1. Structural Systems
2. Exterior
3. Roofing
4. Plumbing
5. Electrical
6. Heating and Air Conditioning
7. Interiors
8. Insulation and Ventilation
9. Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances
Retention: The home inspector shall retain an exact copy of all home inspection reports presented to clients for a period of 3 (three) years following the date of the inspection.
While the proposed rule changes are not finalized, AHIB is plowing forward with this issue and when they have made changes to the wording in the past we found out that the end result is still the same. Even after we had been convinced that everything was fixed, further discussion with board members revealed that the problem was still present. At least 2 board members did not fully understand the way that the board's administrative assistant wants this to be enforced, including one board member that asked for further clarification towards the end of the meeting.
All AHIB has to do to make this fuss go away is eliminate the offending sections.
To that end AAREI, the Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors, has prepared a letter, a copy of which has been mailed to every registered home inspector in the state of Arkansas. For reference the letter is republished below.
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Changes to the Website
The website will be offline for a few days at the end of this month while I complete the rebuild of the site. The company I have been doing business with since 2007 to host our website is closing its doors June 1. I have begun making changes, but will have to be offline for at least a couple of days while I move the site to new servers. Your patience during this process is appreciated.
Next AHIB Meeting
The next meeting of the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012. The meeting will start at 9:30 am. The meeting will held in the second floor conference room of the Attorney General’s office, 323 W. Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Inspectors with an interest in the issues should consider taking time to attend this meeting. All AAREI Board members are especially encouraged to attend this meeting.
Next AHIB Meeting - Thursday, May 31, 2012
ARA Convention
This year’s Arkansas Realtor’s™ Convention will be at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. This year the convention will be held September 11th and 12th. AAREI will have a booth.
Last Update: Tuesday, May 22, 2012