Home Inspector Disciplines - 2007

The following are summaries of recent disciplines regarding home inspector licenses. These are only summaries of the disciplines. For brevity, the summaries may not include all of the facts upon which a discipline was based, or all of the specific conditions of discipline. Accordingly, these summaries should not be relied upon as a comprehensive statement of the discipline in a given case, nor should they be exclusively relied upon as precedent as to how similar cases may be handled.

NOTE: Disciplines regarding home inspector licenses include. (1) reprimand (2) probation for a period with various possible conditions, (3) suspension for a period (this kind of suspension allows for restoration of the license at the end of the suspension period without the requirement that the licensee file a Petition for Restoration), (4) indefinite suspension for a period (this kind of suspension requires that the licensee file a Petition for Restoration, no earlier than at the end of the indefinite suspension period, to gain restoration of the license), (5) revocation, (6) termination, (7) refusal to renew a license, and (8) in the case of applicants, refusal to issue a license. The Division may also assess a fine not to exceed $10,000 per licensee as a result of a Formal Hearing.

Cary:

Tim Fischer
The home inspector license was reprimanded, and a $300.00 fine was assessed, for falsifying his 2004 renewal application by certifying that he had complied with all continuing education requirements for the 2004 renewal.

Chicago:

Manuel Munoz
The application for a home inspector license was granted subject to the license being placed on probation for four years for committing aggravated criminal sexual assault.

Elgin:

Echo Home Inspections, Inc. January 26, 2007
Echo Home Inspections, Inc. was assessed a $2,500.00 fine for allowing an unlicensed assistant to engage in licensed home inspection activities.

Evanston:

Anthony Mitchell
Home inspector license was reprimanded and a $1,000.00 fine was assessed for engaging in the unlicensed practice of home inspections before his license was issued.

Galesburg:

Larry Rigg and RCI Property Services, Inc.
Larry Rigg and RCI Property Services, Inc. were assessed a joint & several fine in the amount of $2,500.00 for engaging in the unlicensed practice of home inspections.

Lake Zurich:

Eric D. Zimmerman
Home inspector license indefinitely suspended for failure to comply with statutorily mandated continuing education requirements.

Oak Lawn:

Peter L. Sternquist
Home Inspector License indefinitely suspended for failure to comply with statutorily mandated continuing education requirements.

Oak Park:

James D. Hurley
Home Inspector License indefinitely suspended for failure to comply with statutorily mandated continuing education requirements.

Yorkville:

Robert Browning
The home inspector license was indefinitely suspended for failure to complete six hours of required continuing education credits.