SPS 131.32(7)(b)3.
3. Dismantle any electrical device or control other than to remove the covers of the main and auxiliary distribution panels.
SPS 131.32(7)(b)4.
4. Observe low voltage systems, telephones, security systems, cable TV, intercoms, or other ancillary wiring that is not a part of the primary electrical distribution systems.
SPS 131.32(8)(a)
(a) A home inspector shall observe and describe the condition of all of the following:
SPS 131.32(8)(a)5.
5. Separation walls, ceilings, and doors between a dwelling unit and an attached garage or another dwelling unit.
SPS 131.32(8)(a)6.
6. Signs of water penetration into the building or signs of abnormal or harmful condensation on building components.
SPS 131.32(8)(b)
(b) A home inspector is not required to observe any of the following:
SPS 131.32(8)(b)1.
1. Paint, wallpaper, and other cosmetic finish treatments on the interior walls, ceilings and floors.
SPS 131.32(9)(a)
(a) A home inspector shall observe and describe the condition of all of the following within a permanently installed heating system:
SPS 131.32(9)(b)
(b) A home inspector shall operate the systems using normal operating controls and open readily accessible access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance.
SPS 131.32(9)(c)
(c) A home inspector is not required to do any of the following:
SPS 131.32(9)(c)1.
1. Operate heating systems when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause equipment damage.
SPS 131.32(9)(c)4.
4. Observe the interior of flues, fireplace insert flue connectors, humidifiers, electronic air filters, or the uniformity or adequacy of heat supply to the various rooms.
SPS 131.32(9)(c)5.
5. Observe a heat exchanger unless it is readily observable and normally accessible to an occupant of a dwelling unit.
SPS 131.32(10)(a)
(a) A home inspector shall observe and describe the condition of all of the following:
SPS 131.32(10)(b)
(b) A home inspector shall operate the systems, using normal operating controls, and open readily accessible access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance.
SPS 131.32(10)(c)1.
1. Operate cooling systems when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause equipment damage.
SPS 131.32(10)(c)3.
3. Observe the uniformity or adequacy of cool-air supply to the various rooms.
SPS 131.32(10)(c)5.
5. Observe the pressure of the system coolant or determine the presence of leakage.
SPS 131.32(11)(a)
(a) A home inspector shall observe and describe the condition of all of the following:
SPS 131.32(11)(b)
(b) A home inspector is not required to observe any of the following:
SPS 131.32 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99;
CR 14-010: renum. 131.32 from SPS 134.03
Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.
SPS 131.33
SPS 131.33 Contents of a home inspection report. SPS 131.33(1)(1)
After completing a home inspection, a home inspector shall submit a written report to a client that does all of the following:
SPS 131.33(1)(d)
(d) Describes any defect that is detected by the home inspector identified in s.
SPS 131.32 that, if not repaired, will have significant adverse effect on the life expectancy of the identified item.
SPS 131.33(1)(e)
(e) Lists any material adverse facts that a home inspector has knowledge of or has observed.
SPS 131.33(2)
(2) A home inspector is not required to report on any of the following aspects of items identified in s.
SPS 131.32:
SPS 131.33(2)(c)
(c) The method of making any repair or correction, the materials needed for any repair or correction, or the cost of any repair or correction.
SPS 131.33(2)(d)
(d) The suitability for any specialized use of an improvement to residential real property.
SPS 131.33(2)(e)
(e) Whether they comply with applicable regulatory requirements.
SPS 131.33(2m)
(2m)
A home inspector is not required to use the term “defect” in describing a defect in the written home inspection report described in this section.
SPS 131.33(3)
(3) A home inspector may not report in writing or verbally on any of the following:
SPS 131.33(3m)
(3m)
A home inspector may not use the term “defect” in the written home inspection report described in this section unless that use is consistent with s.
SPS 131.02 (6m).
SPS 131.33(4)
(4) A home inspector is not required to retain inspectors or investigators to perform follow-up inspections or investigations of any material adverse facts that a home inspector has knowledge of or has observed under sub.
(1) (d).
SPS 131.33 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; correction in (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (2) (intro.) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671;
CR 14-010: renum. 131.33 from SPS 134.04 and am. (1) (a), (b)
Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; corrections in (1) (c), (d), (2) (intro.) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register August 2014 No. 704;
EmR1822: emerg. am. (1) (d), cr. (2m), (3m) eff. 9-23-18;
CR 18-076: am. (1) (d), cr. (2m), (3m)
Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.
SPS 131.41
SPS 131.41 Continuing education requirements for registration renewal. SPS 131.41(1)(1)
Except as provided in sub.
(2), every registered home inspector shall complete a minimum of 40 continuing education credit hours during each biennial registration period.
SPS 131.41(2)
(2) A registrant is not required to complete continuing education credit hours between initial registration and the first registration renewal period.
SPS 131.41(3)(a)(a) If a registrant fails to satisfy the continuing education requirements provided in sub.
(1) within a biennial registration period, continuing education credit hours acquired on or after December 15 of any even-numbered year will be first applied to the preceding biennium until the requirement is fulfilled. Continuing education credit hours may not apply to more than one biennium.
SPS 131.41(3)(b)
(b) A registrant who fails to meet the continuing education requirements provided in sub.
(1) by December 14 of any even-numbered year may not engage in the practice of home inspection until the registration is renewed, except as provided in s.
SPS 131.45.
SPS 131.41(4)
(4) Continuing education credit hours shall be obtained through any of the following means:
SPS 131.41(4)(a)
(a) Attending seminars, corporate in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences meeting the requirements of s.
SPS 131.42. Attendance may be in person or via remote classroom where a provider is available to participate to comment and answer questions.
SPS 131.41(4)(b)
(b) Teaching a continuing education training program. Fifty minutes of actual instruction is equivalent to one continuing education credit hour. No additional continuing education credit hours will be granted for subsequent presentations of identical material.
SPS 131.41(4)(c)
(c) Participating in a continuing education training program that does not meet in person including the completion of interactive short courses or tutorials, delivery of educational programs and courses on CD-ROM or the Internet, webinars, or correspondence courses.
SPS 131.41(5)
(5) A registrant may only receive credit for the initial attendance of a continuing education training program during a biennium. A registrant may not receive additional continuing education credit hours for repeated attendance at a continuing education training program during a biennium.
SPS 131.41(6)
(6) A registrant may not receive continuing education credit hours for work completed as part of the registrant's regular duties as a home inspector.
SPS 131.41 History
History: CR 14-010: cr.
Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.
SPS 131.42
SPS 131.42 Standards for continuing education training programs. An acceptable continuing education training program shall meet all of the following criteria:
