Section SPS 134.02 - General requirements(1) A home inspector shall perform a reasonably competent and diligent home inspection of the readily accessible installed systems and components required to be inspected under s. SPS 134.03 to detect observable conditions of an improvement to residential real property. A reasonably competent and diligent home inspection is not required to be technically exhaustive.(2) This section does not require a home inspector to do any of the following: (a) Offer a warranty or guarantee of any kind.(b) Calculate the strength, adequacy or efficiency of any component of an improvement to residential real property.(c) Enter any area or perform any procedure that may damage an improvement to residential real property or a component of an improvement to residential real property, or enter any area or perform any procedure that may be dangerous to the home inspector or to other persons.(d) Operate any component of an improvement to residential real property that is inoperable.(e) Operate any component of an improvement to residential real property that does not respond to normal operating controls.(f) Disturb insulation or move personal items, furniture, equipment, vegetation, soil, snow, ice or debris that obstructs access to or visibility of an improvement to residential real property or a component of an improvement to residential real property.(g) Determine the effectiveness of a component of an improvement to residential real property that was installed to control or remove suspected hazardous substances.(h) Evaluate acoustic characteristics of a component of an improvement to residential real property.(i) Project or estimate the operating costs of a component of an improvement to residential real property.(j) Predict future conditions, including the failure of component of an improvement to residential real property.(k) Inspect for the presence or absence of pests, including rodents, insects and wood-damaging organisms. (L) Inspect cosmetic items, underground items or items not permanently installed.(m) Inspect for the presence of any hazardous substances.(n) Disassemble any component of an improvement to residential real property, except for removing an access panel that is normally removed by an occupant of residential real property.(3) This section does not prohibit a home inspector from doing any of the following: (a) Reporting observations or conditions in addition to those required under this section.(b) Excluding a component of an improvement to residential real property from the inspection, if requested to do so by his or her client.(c) Engaging in an activity that requires an occupation credential if he or she holds the necessary credential.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 134.02
Cr. Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671.