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The American Society of Home Inspectors®, Inc. (ASHI®) is a not‐for‐profit professional society established in 1976. Membership in ASHI is voluntary and its members are private home inspectors. ASHI's objectives include promotion of excellence within the profession and continual improvement of its members' inspection services to the public. Home inspections performed using this Standard are intended to provide the client with information about the condition of inspected systems and components at the time of the home inspection. ASHI Certified inspectors inspect readily accessible, visually observable, installed systems and components listed below and provide you with a written report detailing the systems and components inspected that, in the professional judgment of the inspector, are not functioning properly, significantly deficient, unsafe, or are near the end of their service lives. The inspector will also make recommendations to correct, or monitor for future correction, the deficiencies and provide reasoning or explanation as to the nature of the deficiencies. Your inspection covers no less than: