Terms & Conditions

                                           TERMS AND CONDITIONS                                                                          

This is your visual House Inspection Contract (the "Contract"), by and between the client ("You") and the company.                        

In consideration of the fee(s) paid, the services, the mutual benefits, covenants, and agreements contained in this contract, and good and valuable consideration received the parties agree as follows:                                                                                        

SERVICES. By accepting this Building Report, the client confirms ordering the services as shown in this report & attached (accepted services), including the general home inspection are referred to collectively as the "Services". All Services ordered are confirmed below.

GENERAL HOME INSPECTION. The general home inspection (a "Home Inspection") is a visual analysis for the purpose of providing a professional opinion by a Licensed Inspector of the condition of a residential dwelling and the dwellings attached garages and carports, any reasonably accessible installed components, and the basic operation of the dwellings systems, including any controls normally operated by the owner of the dwelling for systems and components in the standards of practice established in New Zealand Standards 4306: 2005.

The purpose of the home inspection is to provide a written report of the visual findings and professional opinions of the home inspector concerning any accessible system or component of the home within the NZS 4306: 2005, that is significantly deficient and the inspectors recommendations to repair or monitor deficiencies reported, accompanied by a list of any systems or components that were designated for inspection but were not inspected and the reason it was not inspected.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

UNITS, MULTIUNITS ETC. Home Inspections do not include any property which is not conveyed to the Client.

The home inspection does not include common areas or probable associated property, based on what is usual.               

Nothing in the home inspectors practice or report shall be deemed to be, or relied upon as, information, knowledge, or a professional opinion concerning exactly the property conveyed or any such matters.                                                                               

Home inspections are non-destructive (holes are not drilled in walls, for example), non-invasive (floor coverings and wall coverings are not pulled away, for example), subject to concealment and latent defects, and limited by law and the NZS 4300: 2005.                  

The inspector does not move furniture, personal property, carpets, ceiling tiles, plants, soil, ice, debris or the like, which can limit or obstruct visibility, nor does the inspector ignite gas appliances or pilot lights, operate shutoff valves (for plumbing or gas, for example) or manual stop valves, or operate circuit breakers or the like.                                                                                                        

The inspector does not operate any system that is shut down, does not respond to normal controls, or does not function properly. The inspector does not inspect any area, system or component deemed unsafe or dangerous and does not perform any action likely to damage property (such as probing a finished surface).                                                                                                               

The inspector inspects only that property to be conveyed to the client and does not for example, inspect probable common elements or associated property in multi-unit housing or units. For all those reasons, it is possible a condition or problem may not be seen, or go undetected, and be unreported.                                                                                                                                                

PAYMENT TERMS: Payment is due on the delivery of the Report to the Client. Interest at the rate of 2.5% per month or part thereof may be charged on any amount owing after 7 Days from the due date. Any disbursements, expenses and legal costs incurred by the Inspector or his company for default in payment shall be paid by the client, including any debt collection agency fees or solicitors fees.          

Additional fees apply if more than one trip to the Property is ordered for any reason. For example, any utilities are off, the attic or crawl space is inaccessible, or any other system of the component required to be inspected is inaccessible.                                

The client desires a general home inspection of ("the Property") and such additional services as are itemized, and the inspector agrees to perform the desired services, on Terms and Conditions set forth in this contract, for the service fee(s) stated.