Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 1301:17-1-14 | Parallel Inspection.

                                                
(A) An acceptable parallel inspection in
		  satisfaction of the requirement found in division (D)(6)(b) of section 4764.07
		  of the Revised Code shall consists of the following:
(1) An applicant for a
			 home inspector license is supervised by an Ohio licensed home inspector while
			 conducting a home inspection for the licensed home inspectors
			 client.
(2) The home inspection
			 must be an on-site inspection of a residential property.
(3) Following the
			 inspection, the applicant produces a written home inspector report that is
			 reviewed by the Ohio licensed home inspector.
(4) The licensed home
			 inspector must review, analyze, correct if necessary and return the report to
			 the applicant within ten calendar days of receipt of the applicants
			 report.
(5) The licensed home
			 inspector must provide guidance to the applicant regarding the inspection
			 process and the report writing process. Guidance includes instruction regarding
			 the standards of practice and canons of ethics adopted by the Ohio home
			 inspector board.
(6) The Ohio licensed
			 home inspector may only supervise a maximum of two applicants who are, at the
			 same time for the same property, inspecting and preparing a home inspection
			 report for parallel inspection experience.
(B) An Ohio licensed home inspector
		  supervising an applicant for this rule shall maintain an active Ohio home
		  inspector license at the time of the parallel inspection occurs, and the Ohio
		  licensed home inspector shall not be the subject to any home inspector
		  discipline issued in the three years prior to the date of the parallel
		  inspection.
(C) Satisfaction of this rule requires
		  the completion of a parallel inspection affidavit signed by the applicant and
		  by the Ohio licensed home inspector supervising the applicant. The affidavit
		  shall also include a list of the properties inspected by the applicant. Upon
		  request of the superintendent or the board, the applicant shall make available
		  copies of reports, work files or other evidence to support the parallel
		  inspection claimed. 
(D) Upon notice from the division of real
		  estate & professional licensing that an application is incomplete or
		  incorrect as filed, the applicant shall, within thirty days of the date of the
		  last such notice, submit to the division the additional requested information
		  or the corrected application. Failure to timely submit the additional requested
		  information or the corrected application shall constitute just cause for the
		  superintendent to void the application and impose a forfeiture of any
		  application fee. 


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