CPHB

• Maintain all business licenses as required by law;
   

• Be a full-time professional inspector or registered professional engineer;
   

• If not a registered professional engineer, be a member in good standing of either the American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc. or the Georgia Association of Home Inspectors, Inc.;
   

• Have general liability insurance in an amount of at least $500,000, and Workers Compensation coverage, if and as required by law; and
   

• Is a certified (CABO) ICC One and Two Family Dwelling Inspector under the state-adopted one and two family dwelling building code.

(2) The homeowner shall provide proof to the Applicant prior to the inspection that the inspector currently meets these criteria.
(3) All such inspections shall be paid for solely by the homeowner.
(4) The house shall be inspected solely in accordance with the applicable contract construction standards and requirements and applicable codes in effect on the date of issuance of the permit.
(5) Any alleged code violations noted by the inspector shall be communicated in writing with as precise as possible a reference to the applicable code and parts thereof.

EarthCraft House

EarthCraft House is a voluntary green building program of the Greater Atlanta HBA with partner, Southface Energy Institute. The program serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that not only reduce utility bills but also protects the environment. Any size or style of new home can be certified under the program by meeting EarthCraft House guidelines. For more information, please contact Lori Cowie 678-775-1465 or visit www.atlantahomebuilders.com.

HBA - Homeowner Handbook

The Homeowner Handbook is an easy-to-read, new homebuyer's resource guide to home maintenance and care. It is a product of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and it's offered to you through an approved builder member. The Homeowner Handbook details useful and simple steps you can take in preserving and protecting your new home. Used in conjunction with the HBA's Limited Warranty document, this handbook legally serves as a Builder's one-year warranty. For more information, please contact Lori Cowie 678-775-1465 or visit www.atlantahomebuilders.com.

EL - EasyLiving Homes

An EasyLiving Home offers features that make a home easy to inhabit and visit. Whether it's strollers, grocery carts, wheelchairs, 6'6" basketball players, 330 pound football players, or heavy furniture or equipment, all will move easily in a home that's easy to live in or visit. For more information, please contact Bonnie Bonham at 770-270-1611 or visit www.easylivinghome.org.