Pre-Inspection Agreement

1.Why a signed agreement exists

A home inspection is a professional service with a defined scope, and the agreement is where that definition lives. It protects both sides the same way: you know exactly what you're buying — which systems, to which standard, delivered when — and we perform against a written scope rather than shifting expectations. Florida practice and our professional standards both call for the agreement to be signed before the inspection begins.

2.Scope of the inspection

The agreement defines each service in the terms used throughout this site:

• Residential inspections (1–4 unit dwellings) — a visual, non-invasive evaluation of the home's readily accessible systems and components, performed to Florida's home-inspection Standards of Practice (§468.8311, Florida Statutes, and DBPR rules) under license #HI-14111.
• Insurance inspections — completion of the applicable current-edition form (OIR-B1-1802 wind mitigation, 4-Point, roof certification) with photographic documentation.
• Commercial Property Condition Assessments — performed to the ASTM E2018-24 baseline under a separate commercial agreement whose scope is confirmed in writing per property.
• Scoped assessments (Investor Snapshot, phase inspections, repair verification) — the defined scope stated on their service pages and restated in the agreement.

3.Standards the work follows

Residential work follows the Florida Standards of Practice; commercial work follows ASTM E2018-24; insurance forms follow the current state or carrier editions. The agreement names the applicable standard for the service you've booked, so the measure of the work is never ambiguous.

4.What an inspection cannot do

The agreement is explicit about boundaries, because honest scope is what makes a report reliable:

• An inspection reports observed condition at a point in time — it is not a warranty, guarantee, or insurance policy on the property, and it does not predict future conditions or failures.
• It is visual and non-invasive: concealed, inaccessible, or obstructed areas and components are excluded, and the report identifies where access was limited.
• Specialized scopes — wood-destroying organisms, mold assessment, septic, wells, engineering, code compliance — belong to other licensed professions; findings that touch them are referred, not adjudicated.
• The report is prepared for the client named in the agreement and is non-transferable; third parties (including subsequent buyers) may not rely on it.

5.Limitation of liability & dispute terms

The signed agreement contains the specific, legally operative clauses on limitation of liability, notice of claims (including the opportunity to re-inspect a disputed condition before remediation), dispute resolution, governing law (Florida), and severability. Those terms are stated in full in the document you sign — not paraphrased here — and we encourage you to read them and ask questions before signing. A copy of the current agreement is available on request at any time from support@lunarinspections.com.

6.Your responsibilities

• Arrange lawful access to the property (directly or through your agent), including utilities on where operation of systems is part of the scope.
• Disclose known relevant conditions when asked at scheduling (occupancy, pets, alarm systems, access constraints).
• Review the report promptly and raise questions — post-report clarification is part of the service.

7.Fees, payment & cancellation

The fee for your service is confirmed in writing at scheduling — site-wide pricing is published on the pricing page and is estimates-only until confirmed. Payment is due as stated in your confirmation. Rescheduling and cancellation terms, including the courtesy-reschedule window and late-cancellation fees, are published at scheduling terms and restated in the agreement.

8.Report delivery & confidentiality

Reports are delivered digitally, typically within 24 hours of the inspection, to the client and any recipients the client designates (agent, lender). The report remains the client's confidential document; Lunar does not publish or share client reports except as the agreement provides or the law requires.

9.How signing works

With your scheduling confirmation you'll receive the agreement for electronic signature. Electronic signing is governed by our E-Signature Disclosure and Florida's Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (§668.50, Florida Statutes); it has the same legal effect as ink, and a paper copy is available on request instead. The inspection proceeds once the agreement is signed — if anything in it needs discussion first, call us and we'll walk through it.

This page is a plain-English summary provided for convenience. It is not legal advice, and the signed Pre-Inspection Agreement controls over any summary on this website.