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Serving Berks, and portions of Lehigh, Montgomery, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon,
and Schulykill counties.

The Facts: Home Inspectors in Pennsylvania are NOT licensed.

In 2005 there were $14.2 Billion in Pennsylvania home Sales

• 252,625 homes sold at an average cost of $225, 800.00

• A 2001 National Survey found that 77% of Homes sold get an Inspection

• This means that 194,521 homes in Pennsylvania had a Home Inspection last year.

In other words, $10.9 billion dollars worth of Real Estate, 

and possibly 748 CONSUMERS a day, were directly affected by the

*** SHOULDN'T SOMEONE BE WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE?

Not All Home Inspectors are the same

It seems concerns for compliance of "The Home Inspection Law", in Pennsylvania, are also within the Real Estate community. Is the law working? Is there enforcement? These are questions, which deserve clearer answers.
One way you, as a consumer, can identify Inspectors as being Compliant with our enacted law is to request a signed copy of the "Pennsylvania Home Inspectors Compliance Statement". Pennsylvania's ACT 114 states; Reliance - A buyer shall be entitled to rely in good faith, without independent investigation, on a written representation by a home inspector that the home inspector is a full member in good standing of a national home inspection association.

Beware of altered copies of this copyrighted document, if you do not see the PAR (Pennsylvania Association of Realtors) logo in the upper left corner, and the PHIC (Pennsylvania Home Inspectors Coalition) logo right corner, the document has been altered, should be reported, and should not be relied upon.

Buying a home may well be the most expensive purchase of your life and insuring your right to the highest level of professionalism is critical. ACT 114 is a Consumer Protection law, be aware of its intent.

PHIC has done extensive research into validating truly compliant Home Inspection organizations and has found only members of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors), NAHI (National Association of Home Inspectors), and AII (American Institute of Inspectors) have offered verifiable proof of compliance with the guidelines and intent of Pennsylvania's ACT 114.

Be aware, ask questions, and "Protect Your Investment". Advanced Home Inspections if fully compliant with our law and stands ready to ease you through this potentially stressful process.