What is a Registered Home Inspector (R.H.I.)?

Qualified members of the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors have the exclusive right to call themselves RHI's (Registered Home Inspector) under the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Act, 1994 (The Ontario Government Bill 158). The Act and the by-laws:

1. Define a home inspection through the Standards of Practice
   
   
2. Establish membership criteria
   
   
3. Set out a Code of Conduct, and
   
   
4. Provide for regulation of the professional through the disciplinary process.
   
   
   

1. Education
   
   
2. Technical background, and
   
   
3. Experience
   
   

What does this mean to the Home Buyer, Realtor, Lawyer, Banker?

1. Enhanced professional image: putting people in touch with home inspection professionals reinforces your relationship with clients.
   
   
2. More protection for you: you reduce your liability for both the condition of the home and the quality of the inspector you recommend when you direct people to members of the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors.
   
   
3. More protection for the home buyer; all Registered Home Inspectors (RHI’s) have proven ability, experience, and will disclose if they do or do not carry Errors and Omissions/Comprehensive General Liability insurance.