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H OM ET E AM ® I N SP E CT I ON AGR E EM E N T
T h i s a gr eem en t i s between Wi n ston H i l l s, I n c. d.b.a . H OM ET E AM ® I N SP E CT I ON SER VI CE (“H om eT ea m ”) a nd M i k e Ch en (“Cl i en t”).
1. H om eT ea m sh a l l per f or m a n i n sp ecti on a t 51 1 NW 3r d T e r r a c e , D a n i a B e a c h , FL 330 0 4 (the “P r oper ty”) on 1 2 /1 7 /2 0 2 1 a nd p r ovi de Cl i en t wi th a wr i tten i nspecti on r ep or t
(th e “R ep or t”) i n com pl i a nce wi th F l or i da Sta tute §468.8323 a n d p ur su a n t to the Sta nd a r d s of P r a cti ce a nd Code of Eth i cs d efi n ed i n th e F l or i d a Ad m i n i str a ti ve Code 61-30.801 - 61 -30.81 1 (the
“Sta nd a r d s”). T he pu r p ose of the i n sp ecti on i s to i denti fy system s a n d com ponents of th e P r op er ty tha t, i n th e pr ofessi ona l op i ni on of th e i nsp ector , a r e si g ni fi ca ntl y d efi ci en t. T h e i nspecti on
a n d R epor t wi l l b e l i m i ted to vi si b l e, r ea d i l y a nd sa f el y a ccessi bl e a r ea s a n d com ponents of th e P r op er ty. T he i n sp ecti on i s l i m i ted to the a p p a r en t con di ti on of th e P r op er ty a t th e ti m e of the
i nspecti on . Cl i ent a gr ees tha t i f H om eT ea m r ecom m ends fu r th er eva l ua ti on of a con di ti on n oted i n th e I nspecti on R ep or t, Cl i en t wi l l do so bef or e th e en d of a n y i nspecti on conti n g en cy a nd
pr i or to cl osi n g. Cl i en t a ck n owl edg es th a t th e R epor t i s not to b e consi der ed a sub sti tu te f or a sel l er 's P r oper ty Con di ti on D i scl osu r e Sta tem en t.
2. Cl i ent sh a l l pa y H om eT ea m a n i n sp ecti on fee of $59 9 .0 0 p r i or to th e i n sp ecti on . T h i s cost m a y r efl ect a wh ol e h ou se i n sp ecti on pl u s a nci l l a r y i nspecti on s. Cl i en t sh a l l p a y a $35 .00
ch a r ge for a n y d i sh on or ed check . Deci si on to p ur ch a se a nd /or cond i ti on s of sa l e i s n ot r el eva n t to p a yi n g f ee for i n sp ecti ons.
3. LI M I T AT I ON OF LI ABI LI T Y . T H E M AXI M UM LI ABI LI T Y OF H OM ET E AM T O CLI E N T (I N CLUD I N G, WI T H OUT LI M I T AT I ON , AT T OR N E Y F EE S AN D LI T I GAT I ON COST S) UN D E R T H I S AGR EE M E N T ,
OR F OR N E GLI GE N CE OR OT H E R WI SE AR I SI N G F R OM T H E I N SP ECT I ON OR T H E R EP OR T P R OVI D E D BY H OM E T EAM , I S LI M I T ED T O (15X) T H E AM OUN T OF T H E I N SP E CT I ON F EE P AI D BY CLI EN T
F OR T H E SP ECI F I C SE R VI CE F R OM WH I CH T H E ALLE GED DE F I CI E N CY E M AN AT E S. Cl i en t a ck n owl ed g es th a t th i s l i m i ta ti on of H OM E T E AM 'S l i a b i l i ty i s a m a ter i a l ter m of thi s a g r eem ent a nd
a m a ter i a l fa ctor i n th e deter m i n a ti on of th e a m ount of th e i nspecti on f ee p a i d by Cl i ent. Cl i en t a ck n owl edg es th a t i t wou l d b e com m er ci a l l y u nr ea son a bl e to exp ect H OM E T EAM to a ssu m e
un l i m i ted l i a b i l i ty i n exch a ng e f or th e p a ym ent of a r el a ti vel y m i n i m a l i n sp ecti on fee. T h i s p r ovi si on i s voi d, wi th ou t a f f ecti ng a n y other pr ovi si on of th e a gr eem ent, i f pr oh i bi ted b y the
l a ws of th e sta te i n whi ch the P r op er ty i s l oca ted . CLI EN T H ER E BY WAI VES AN D R ELE ASES ALL OT H ER CLAI M S H E M AY H AVE N OW OR I N T H E F UT UR E AGAI N ST H OM E T EAM , I T S E M P LOY E E S,
AGE N T S, OF F I CE R S, D I R ECT OR S, SH AR EH OLDE R S, M EM BE R S, P R I N CI P ALS, P AR T N E R S, AF F I LI AT ES, SUCCESSOR S, H E I R S, ASSI GN S AN D LEGAL R EP R E SE N T AT I VE S, I N CLUD I N G, WI T H OUT
LI M I T AT I ON , CLAI M S F OR BR EACH OF CON T R ACT , BR EACH OF WAR R AN T Y , P R OM I SSOR Y E ST OP P EL, N E GLI GEN CE , P R OF ESSI ON AL M ALP R ACT I CE , OR OT H E R T OR T (E XCE P T GR OSS
N EGLI GE N CE ). EACH P AR T Y WI LL BE LI M I T E D T O ACT UAL D AM AGE S. E ACH P AR T Y I R R E VOCABLY WAI VES T R I AL BY J UR Y I N AN Y ACT I ON , P R OCE E D I N G OR COUN T E R CLAI M , WH E T H E R AT LAW
OR I N EQUI T Y , BR OUGH T BY E I T H E R P AR T Y .
4. Sh ou l d th i s a gr eem ent b e uti l i z ed i n th e si tu a ti on of a Cond om i n i um , T ownhouse or P ha se I n sp ecti on , i nspecti on wi l l con si st of onl y th e system s a nd com p on en ts i n cl u ded i n th e
I nspecti on R ep or t. I f thi s a g r eem en t i s u ti l i z ed i n the si tu a ti on of a r e-i n sp ecti on, Cl i en t a g r ees to p r ovi de to H om eT ea m a l i st of i tem s to be i n sp ected a n d copi es of a l l r ecei pts of r ep a i r s
per f or m ed b y the sel l er . Cl i ent u nd er sta nd s th a t th e r e-i nspecti on si m pl y con f i r m s th a t th e r ep a i r s a nd r em edi a ti on wer e p er f or m ed, but d oes n ot offer wa r r a nty tha t the r ep a i r s a n d
r em ed i a ti on wer e com pl eted cor r ectl y. Shoul d r epa i r s or r em ed i a ti on fa i l , Cl i ent wi l l n eed to con ta ct those th a t h a d cond u cted the r ep a i r s or r em ed i a ti on. Ba r r i ng pr evi ou sl y m en ti on ed
i nspecti on typ es, th e i nspecti on WI LL I N CLUDE a l l of th e f ol l owi ng system s a nd com p on en ts of the P r oper ty u nl ess other wi se i n d i ca ted :
F ou nd a ti on (I n cl u ded)El ectr i ca l System s (I ncl uded)H VAC (I ncl ud ed )
Str uctur a l System s (I ncl u ded)P l u m bi n g System (I ncl uded)R oof (I n cl u d ed )
5. T h e i n sp ecti on WI LL N OT I N CLUD E th e f ol l owi ng system s or com p on en ts, wh eth er or not th ey a r e vi su a l l y a ccessi b l e, a n d th ey a r e her eb y sp eci f i ca l l y excl uded unl ess oth er wi se
i nd i ca ted :
Und er gr ou nd Uti l i ti es (Excl u ded)Centr a l Va cu um System s (E xcl uded)D eta ched Bui l d i n gs (E xcl u d ed )
I n ter com System s (E xcl ud ed )Sp r i n k l er System s (Excl u ded)Wa ter An a l ysi s (E xcl u d ed )
T en ni s Cou r ts (E xcl ud ed )Swi m m i ng P ool s (Excl u ded)Lea d Ba sed P a i nt (Excl u ded)
Sol a r P ower a n d H ea ti ng System s (E xcl ud ed)Wel l s / Sp r i n g s (E xcl uded)
P er son a l P r oper ty (E xcl u ded)Cesspool s (Excl u ded)
Wa ter Sof ten er s (E xcl uded)D r a i n f i el d s (E xcl ud ed )
P l a ygr ou nd Equ i pm ent (Excl u ded)Septi c T a nk s (Excl u ded)
Secu r i ty System s (Excl u d ed )T r a sh Com p a ctor s (E xcl ud ed )
6. N otwi thsta n d i ng a nythi n g to th e contr a r y i n th i s Agr eem en t or i n th e Sta n da r ds, th e p ur pose a nd scope of the i n sp ecti on a n d R epor t a r e l i m i ted to th e i denti fi ca ti on a n d d i scl osu r e of
"m a ter i a l d efects" onl y. A "m a ter i a l def ect" i s a n y si n gl e def ect i n a system or com p on en t of the P r oper ty th a t ca n n ot be cor r ected, r epa i r ed or r ep l a ced f or $1,000 or l ess. Al thoug h th e
i nspector a n d th e R ep or t m a y nonethel ess i d en ti f y n on -m a ter i a l d efects, H om eT ea m does n ot un d er ta k e, a nd i s not r eq ui r ed to i denti f y or r ep or t a n y def ect th a t coul d b e cor r ected , r ep a i r ed
or r epl a ced f or $1,000 or l ess, or a n y system or com ponent th a t coul d be r en der ed sa f e or fu n cti on a l for $1 ,000 or l ess, a l l of wh i ch a r e speci fi ca l l y excl u d ed fr om the scop e of th e i nspecti on
a n d R epor t.
7. T h e i n sp ecti on a nd R ep or t WI LL N OT I N CLUD E th e f ol l owi ng : (a ) l a tent or con cea l ed d ef ects, con sequenti a l da m a g es, a estheti c concer n s, cosm eti c i m per f ecti on s tha t d o not si gn i f i ca n tl y
a ffect a com p on en t's p er for m a nce of i ts i ntended f uncti on ; (b ) n on bu i l t-i n a p pl i a n ces; (c) th e str en gth , a dequ a cy, effecti veness or ef f i ci ency of a n y system or com ponent; (d) com p l i a nce of
system s a n d com ponents wi th p a st or pr esent r equi r em en ts a n d g u i del i nes (c o d e s , r eg u l a ti ons, l a ws, or di na n ces, speci f i ca ti on s, i n sta l l a ti on a n d m a i n ten a nce i nstr u cti ons, u se a n d ca r e
gu i d es); (e) the oper a ti on of i nter com s, spea k er system s, secur i ty system s, l ock s, or sm a r t h om e d evi ces; (f ) a cti vi ty p a st or pr esent a nd/or evi d en ce of p l a n ts, a ni m a l s, a nd oth er l i f e f or m s
a n d sub sta n ces th a t m a y be ha z a r dous or ha r m f u l to hu m a n s i n cl u de, b u t not l i m i ted to, wo o d d e s t r o yin g o r g a n i s m s , m o ld s a n d m o l d -l i ke s u b s t a n c e s ; (g ) soi l cond i ti on s
r el a ti n g to g eotech ni ca l or hydr ol og i c sp eci a l ti es or p er f or m a r ch i tectu r a l , en gi neer i n g , con tr a cti n g, sur veyi ng , a p p r a i sa l or f l ood pl a i n cer ti f i ca ti on ser vi ces or to confi r m or to eva l ua te
su ch ser vi ces p er f or m ed by oth er s; (h ) m a tter s of ti tl e, z oni n g , or com p l i a n ce wi th r estr i cti ve coven a nts; (i ) pr op er ty boun d a r i es, encr oa ch m en t, a d ver se p ossessi on , a n d th e p l a cem en t of
f en ces a n d wa l l s; (j ) th e pr esen ce of or d a ng er fr om envi r onm en ta l h a z a r ds i n cl u di ng , bu t not l i m i ted to, a l l er g en s, toxi ns, ca r ci n og en s, a sb estos, el ectr om a gneti c r a di a ti on , noi se,
r a di oa cti ve su b sta nces, a nd wa ter a nd a i r , or wa ter or a i r b or ne r el a ted vi r u s ba cter i a or oth er i n f ecti ou s a gents, m o l d , m i l d e w o r f u n g i , m oi stur e con ten t of wa l l s, f l oor s, cei l i n g s, or
si d i ng , noxi ou s odor s or a ny oth er su b sta nce not vi su a l l y detecta b l e; (k ) ef f ecti veness of system s i n sta l l ed a n d m eth od s u sed to con tr ol or r em ove su sp ected h a z a r dous p l a nts, a n i m a l s, a nd
en vi r onm en ta l h a z a r ds; (l ) con d i ti on s du e to th e i nsta l l a ti on of su sp ect stucco/syntheti c stu cco a n d/or exter i or i n su l a ted fi n i sh i n g system s (EIFS ) or deter m i n e the a g e of constr u cti on or
i nsta l l a ti on of a n y system , str uctur e or com p on ent of a b u i l di n g , or di ffer enti a te between or i gi n a l con str ucti on a n d su b seq u en t a d di ti ons, i m p r ovem en ts, r enova ti on s or r ep l a cem en ts, or
r ep or t on i ts p oten ti a l for a l ter a ti on , m odi fi ca ti on, exten d i bi l i ty or su i ta bi l i ty f or a sp eci f i c or p r op osed use for occu pa n cy; a nd (m ) whether i tem s, m a ter i a l s, cond i ti on s a nd com p on en ts
a r e su bj ect to r eca l l , contr over sy, l i ti ga ti on , pr od uct l i a b i l i ty, a nd oth er a dver se cl a i m s a n d con di ti ons. C lie n t i s u rg e d t o c o n t a c t a re p u t a b l e s p e c ia lis t i f i n f o r m a t i o n ,
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , o r t e s t i n g f o r a n y o f t h e f o r e g o i n g c o n d i t io n s o r s u b s t a n c e s i s d e s ir e d o r i n d i c a t e d .
8. I n sp ector s a r e not r equi r ed to m ove debr i s, per sona l p r op er ty, f ur ni tu r e, equi p m en t, ca r peti ng , wa l l s, wa l l cover i ng s, cei l i ng ti l es, wi n d ow cover i n g s, f l oor s, cei l i ng s, wa ter , d i r t,
pets, boxes, i ce, sn ow, soi l , veg eta ti on or oth er m a ter i a l s or obj ects th a t m a y i m p ed e a ccess or l i m i t vi si bi l i ty. I n sp ector s a r e n ot r equi r ed to enter a n y a r ea tha t m a y, i n the i n sp ector 's
op i ni on, b e un sa f e or con ta i n h a z a r d ou s or u nsa fe m a ter i a l s. I n sp ector s a r e not r eq ui r ed to enter un d er -fl oor cr a wl sp a ce a r ea s tha t m a y b e u nsa fe or not r ea di l y a ccessi b l e. N o i nva si ve or
destr u cti ve testi n g wi l l b e cond u cted . N o eq ui pm en t or system s wi l l be d i sm a ntl ed. I n sp ector s a r e n ot r equi r ed to enter a tti c spa ces tha t a r e u nsa fe or i f a ccess m i g ht d a m a g e cei l i n g s or
i nsul a ti on . I nspector s a r e not r eq u i r ed to wa l k on or a ccess a r oof i f doi ng so m i ght d a m a ge th e r oof or r oof i n g m a ter i a l s or b e u nsa fe for th e i nspector . I n sp ector s a r e not r eq ui r ed to test
the fu n cti on or op er a ti on of shu tter s, a wn i n gs, wi nd ow cover i ng s, or si m i l a r a ccessor i es. T h er m osta ts a nd ti m er s a r e n ot ch eck ed f or a ccur a cy or ca l i b r a ti on . I nspector s wi l l n ot a cti va te
system s or com p on ents th a t h a ve b een sh ut d own , to i ncl ud e h ea ti ng a n d cool i ng system s tha t ha ve b een shu t down or ta k en out of ser vi ce. A i r c o n d i t i o n e r s ca nn ot b e sa f el y ch eck ed
when th e ou tsi d e tem per a tur e h a s b een b e l o w 6 0 d e g r e e s wi t h i n 2 4 h o u r s . P r essu r e g a ug es a r e not u sed to test a i r cond i ti oner s. Ga r ba g e di sposa l s a r e ch eck ed f or oper a ti on onl y.
D i sh wa sher s a r e ch eck ed onl y for thei r a b i l i ty to f i l l a nd dr a i n pr op er l y. T h e a bsence of vi si bl e i n d i ca ti on s of wa ter p en etr a ti on i n a n a tti c or b a sem en t a t th e ti m e of the i n sp ecti on i s N OT
con cl u si ve evi d en ce tha t the r oof or b a sem en t i s f r ee fr om l ea k a g e. T h e i n sp ector m a y obser ve a ctua l wa ter penetr a ti on i n th ese a r ea s onl y i f th e i n sp ecti on i s condu cted d ur i ng a p r ol onged
per i od of hea vy r a i nfa l l . T he occu r r en ce of occa si ona l or i n ter m i tten t l ea k a g e or seep a ge d u r i n g extr em e wea th er con di ti ons (su ch a s ver y hi g h wi n d s, f or exa m p l e) i s com m on a n d i s
excl ud ed f r om the scope of th e i n sp ecti on a nd R ep or t. I n sp ector s a r e n ot r equi r ed to i n sp ect u n der g r ou n d i tem s, such a s, bu t not l i m i ted to l a wn-i r r i g a ti on system s, or un d er g r oun d stor a g e
ta n k s (or i nd i ca ti on s of th ei r p r esen ce), wh eth er a b a nd on ed or a cti vel y used .
9. T h e ser vi ces l i sted bel ow a r e sp eci f i ca l l y excl uded f r om th e i nspecti on unl ess oth er wi se l i sted i n th e i n sp ecti on or d er . I n or d er to r ecei ve th e a d d i ti on a l ser vi ces l i sted b el ow
(n oth wi th sta nd i n g th e l i m i ta ti ons of Secti ons 4 a nd 5 her ei n), Cl i en t m u st pa y a ddi ti ona l f ee(s).
a . WO O D D ES T R O YING O R G A NIS M INS P EC T IO N (Exc l u d e d ) . T h i s i n sp ecti on , i f i n cl u ded, i s a n exa m i n a ti on to i d en ti f y th e pr esen ce or a b sen ce of wood -destr oyi n g i n sects a nd
or g a ni sm s such a s ter m i tes, ol d house bor er s, powder post b eetl es, or wood d eca y fu n gu s. T he i n sp ecti on WI LL a ttem p t to i d en ti f y a ny vi su a l l y a p p a r en t m a j or str uctur a l d a m a g e ca used by
su ch or g a n i sm s. T he i nspecti on WI LL N OT i n cl u d e a n exa m i n a ti on to i d en ti f y the pr esence or a bsen ce a ni m a l s (a n y typ e), r odents or oth er ver m i n or i nsects n ot expr essl y i n cl u ded a bove. Al l
pest exa m i na ti on s WI LL be per f or m ed b y i nspector s who m eet a l l sta te sta n da r ds for per f or m i n g p est i nspecti on s i n th e sta te i n wh i ch the P r op er ty i s l oca ted . T h e pest i n sp ector s m a y n ot b e
em pl oyees of H om eT ea m .
b . R A D O N T ES T (Exc l u d e d ). T hi s i n sp ecti on , i f i n cl u d ed , i s a n exa m i na ti on to i denti fy th e p r esen ce of r a d on ga s. Al l r a d on ga s exa m i n a ti on s wi l l b e p er for m ed by i n sp ector s wh o
m eet a l l sta te sta n da r ds for per f or m i n g r a d on ga s i n sp ecti on s i n th e sta te i n wh i ch the P r oper ty i s l oca ted. T he r a don g a s i n sp ector s m a y or m a y not b e em p l oyees of H om eT ea m . (T h e EP A
r ecom m end s th a t a l l hom es be tested f or th e pr esence of r a d on g a s.)
c . M o l d (Ex c lu d e d ). T hi s i nspecti on i s a test to i denti fy th e p r esen ce, d i f f er ent types, or l evel of m ol d or m ol d sp or es i n th e h om e. A m ol d test wi l l N OT be i ncl ud ed i n th e i nspecti on or
R ep or t u nl ess Cl i en t executes a sep a r a te M ol d T est Ag r eem en t.
10. T H E I N SP E CT I ON AN D R E SULT I N G R E P OR T AR E N OT I N T E N D E D AS A GUAR AN T Y , WAR R AN T Y , OR I N SUR AN CE P OLI CY . H OM E T E AM M AK ES N O EXP R ESS OR I M P LI ED GUAR AN T I E S OR
WAR R AN T I E S R EGAR D I N G T H E CON T I N UE D AD E QUACY , P ER F OR M AN CE , OR CON DI T I ON OF AN Y ST R UCT UR E , I T EM , COM P ON E N T OR SY ST EM AF T ER T H E I N SP E CT I ON , AN D H E R EBY
D I SCLAI M S ALL I M P LI E D WAR R AN T I E S.
11 . Cl i en t sh a l l p r ovi de H om eT ea m wi th wr i tten noti ce of a ny u n r ep or ted defect or d efi ci en cy, of a ny da m a g e or i n j u r y ca u sed by H om eT ea m , i ts em p l oyees or a g en ts, or of a n y oth er
cl a i m ("Cl a i m "), wi th i n t e n (1 0 ) b u s i n e s s d a ys a fter Cl i en t d i scover s or r ea sona b l y sh ou l d h a ve di scover ed th e Cl a i m . Cl i ent sha l l not com m ence a n y l ega l /a r bi tr a ti on p r oceed i n g
r el a ti n g to th e Cl a i m for t h i r t y (30 ) d a ys a fter H om eT ea m 's r ecei p t of n oti ce of th e Cl a i m , d u r i n g wh i ch ti m e Cl i en t sh a l l p r ovi de H om eT ea m wi th r ea son a bl e a ccess to the P r oper ty a nd
op por tu ni ty to i n vesti g a te a n d cur e the Cl a i m . I f Cl i ent fa i l s to p r ovi de H om eT ea m wi th th e n oti ce or cu r e p er i od , or a l ter s, r epa i r s or r epl a ces a n y system or com ponent of th e P r op er ty th a t
m a y h a ve a b ea r i n g u pon th e Cl a i m , ther eb y p r even ti ng H om eT ea m fr om i nd ep en den tl y ver i f yi n g th e exi sten ce or extent th er eof , then Cl i en t sh a l l b e deem ed to ha ve ir re vo c a b l y w a i ve d
a n d r e l e a s e d th e Cl a i m a ga i n st H om eT ea m , i ts i n sp ector s, em p l oyees, a g en ts, offi cer s, d i r ector s, sh a r eh ol d er s, m em b er s, pr i nci pa l s, p a r tn er s, a f f i l i a tes, successor s, hei r s, a ssi g n s
a n d l ega l r ep r esen ta ti ves. An y l eg a l a cti on a r i si ng out of , fr om or r el a ted to thi s P r e-i n sp ecti on Agr eem ent or a r i si ng ou t of , fr om or r el a ted to th e I nspecti on or I n sp ecti on R epor t, i ncl udi n g
sm a l l cl a i m s cou r t or the a r b i tr a ti on pr oceed i ng m or e speci f i ca l l y d escr i b ed bel ow, m u st b e su bm i tted i n wr i ti ng to H om eT ea m wi th i n o n e (1 ) y e a r f r om the da te of th e hom e
i nspecti on . F a i l ur e to br i ng su ch a n a cti on wi thi n thi s ti m e p er i od sh a l l be a com pl ete b a r to a n y su ch a cti on a n d a fu l l a n d com pl ete wa i ver of r i gh ts, or cl a i m s b a sed ther eon. I n sp ecti on
R ep or t wi l l on l y be a va i l a bl e f or on e yea r .
12 . H om eT ea m sh a l l p r ovi d e Cl i ent wi th one cop y of th e r ep or t for the sol e, confi denti a l , a n d excl u si ve use a nd benef i t of Cl i en t. Al l i n tel l ectu a l p r op er ty r i g hts (i n cl u d i ng , bu t not l i m i ted
to, cop yr i gh ts) i n th e R epor t (i n cl u d i ng , bu t not l i m i ted to, i ts f or m a t a n d con ten ts) a nd a l l r el a ted n otes wi l l r em a i n the sol e p r oper ty of H om eT ea m . T h e R ep or t m a y not b e copi ed or
oth er wi se r ep r odu ced or di str i b uted wi th ou t H om eT ea m 's p r i or wr i tten con sent, for whi ch H om eT ea m m a y r equ i r e a n a d di ti ona l f ee. T he R ep or t i s n ot i ntended f or th e b en ef i t of , a n d m a y
not b e r el i ed u p on by, a ny oth er p er son , r eg a r dl ess of a n y l eg a l or con tr a ctu a l obl i g a ti on Cl i en t m a y h a ve to di scl ose th e con ten ts of th e R ep or t. T h e di scl osur e or d i str i bu ti on of the R epor t
by a n y per son to th e cu r r ent owner (s) of the P r oper ty (i f Cl i ent i s n ot own er ) or to r ea l esta te a gents i n vol ved i n th e tr a n sa cti on does n ot m a k e th ose p er son s i n ten ded b en efi ci a r i es of th e
R ep or t. Unl ess oth er wi se n oti fi ed, a cop y of the R epor t wi l l be sen t to you r a gent. Cl i en t sha l l i nd em n i f y a nd defen d H om eT ea m , i ts em pl oyees, a g en ts, offi cer s, di r ector s, sh a r eh ol d er s,
m em b er s, pr i nci pa l s, p a r tn er s, a f f i l i a tes, su ccessor s, hei r s, a ssi g n s a n d l ega l r epr esenta ti ves, a n d h ol d ea ch of those p a r ti es h a r m l ess, fr om a n d a ga i n st a l l l osses, da m a g es a n d
exp en ses (i n cl u d i ng, wi thout l i m i ta ti on , a ttor ney f ees) a r i si n g f r om a ny cl a i m a sser ted by a thi r d p a r ty a s the r esu l t of the u n a u th or i z ed di str i b u ti on or r ep r oducti on of th e R ep or t.
13. D IS P UT E RES O LUT I O N: Any con tr over sy or cl a i m a r i si n g ou t of or r el a ted to th i s Agr eem en t, or th e br ea ch ther eof , or the R epor t sh a l l b e r esol ved b etween the p a r ti es th r oug h
Sm a l l Cl a i m s Cou r t (or si m i l a r ) i n th e j ur i sd i cti on i n wh i ch the i n sp ecti on took pl a ce. I f th e a l l eged d a m a ges a r e i n excess of Sm a l l Cl a i m s sta tutor y l i m i ts, i t sha l l be su bm i tted to
b i n d i n g a r b i t r a t i o n bef or e Constr u cti on D i sp ute R esol uti on Ser vi ce ("CDR S"). I f CDR S i s n ot a va i l a bl e, th en i t sha l l be sub m i tted to R esol ute System s.
14 . ENFO R C EM ENT FEES A ND C O S T S : An y pa r ty f a i l i n g to fol l ow the D IS P UT E R ES O L UT IO N p r ocess i denti fi ed a bove, sh a l l be l i a b l e f or a l l fees a nd costs a ssoci a ted wi th
com p el l i n g/en f or ci n g com pl i a n ce wi th th e D IS P UT E RES O LUT I O N pr ocess.
15 . Cl i en t a ck n owl edges a n d a g r ees tha t: Wi n ston H i l l s, I n c. i s a n i nd epend en tl y-owned a nd i nd ep en d en tl y-oper a ted fr a n ch i see of T he H om eT ea m I nspecti on Ser vi ce, I nc.
("F r a n ch i sor "); Wi n ston H i l l s, I n c. i s n ot a n em pl oyee, pa r tn er or a g en t of F r a nchi sor ; H om eT ea m i s n ot a uthor i z ed to m a k e a n y contr a ct, a g r eem ent, wa r r a n ty or r epr esen ta ti on on beha l f
of F r a n ch i sor ; a n d F r a n ch i sor i s not l i a b l e to Cl i ent, for a n y ob l i g a ti on, a ct or om i ssi on of , or f or a n y br ea ch of thi s Ag r eem ent b y Wi n ston H i l l s, I n c.. Cl i en t a ck nowl ed ges tha t H om eT ea m
m a y r ef er th i r d p a r ty ser vi ce p r ovi der s to Cl i en t a n d m a y a r r a ng e f or th ese pr ovi der s to send l i ter a tu r e or m a k e post-i n sp ecti on conta ct wi th Cl i ent. I f Cl i ent r equests h el p wi th sp eci fi c
ser vi ces f r om these p r ovi der s, Cl i en t a g r ees th a t th e r efer r ed com pa n i es p r ovi di ng su ch ser vi ces ca n ca l l or text you a t the n u m b er you pr ovi d e, i n cl u di n g u si n g a u tom a ted , p r er ecor d ed or
a u tod i a l ed ca l l s. Cl i ent und er sta nd s th a t consen t to m a r k eti n g com m u n i ca ti on s i s n ot r eq u i r ed to m a k e a p ur ch a se a nd tha t Cl i ent wi l l r ecei ve a n em a i l f r om th i r d pa r ty ser vi ce p r ovi der s
tha t a l l ow Cl i en t to op t-ou t of a l l conta ct f r om th i r d pa r ty ser vi ce p r ovi der s.
Wi n ston H i l l s, I nc. d.b .a . H om eT ea m
Si gned:
CLIE NT
Date: 12/16/2021