Got a fax from an Insurance Agent today requesting that I initial and date a change on an elevation certificate that I did 5 years ago. He left his email to respond too.
So I emailed him to inform him that the elevation certificate forms are different and require a few extra things now, and that I would do a site verification to make sure that things hadn't changed in the past 5 years and issue a new certificate for a fee.
He responded by saying that he has a lender that would accept the older certificate with initial and date by the changes, and would not require an updated form.
Oh my! Have you guys run across this?
No! And I hope I never do.
> He responded by saying that he has a lender that would accept the older certificate with initial and date by the changes, and would not require an updated form.
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What is the problem?? Just tell him to put his initials and date on it. See, no more problem or stress 😉
I would do a site verification to make sure that things hadn't changed in the past 5 years and issue a new certificate for a fee.
Or I can initial and date the old certificate for 2x fee. Your choice.
He accepts your terms or he doesn't. End of story. From the sounds of it you've never worked for this cracker before so it won't be any loss if you never hear from him again, right?
If he can accept the old form, he can accept the old signature and date, too.
I have never been asked to do that for an elevation certificate.
I have been baited like that before to sign, initial or do a minor addition to an old survey to correct something that they say was left off and needs to be added(distance between boundary and some building corner, for example) that is nor was necessary.
It is a ploy to get you to resume and continue your liability without due compensation.
Does not matter if someone on the other end of the phone line will accept something, it is what the BOR of your state and the ethical and standards that your license is based requires you to do.
It is also important that you get paid for your services.
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You nailed it. He's wanting the liability renewed. Well, here, coincidentally, the charge to renew the liability is the same as the charge for a new certificate.