Trainee Signing The Report!

[SteveVuillermet]

Chapter 475.617(5) Each applicant must furnish, under oath, a detailed statement of the experience for each year of experience she or he claims. Upon request, the applicant shall furnish to the board, for its examination, copies of appraisal reports or file memoranda to support the claim for experience.

Seems pretty cut and dry to me, if requested by the board a trainee in the state of Florida can provide either: a.) Copies of signed reports, or b.) File memoranda proving his/her responsibility to the reports

In my short experience as a trainee, I am realizing that it is much easier to supply an addendum (file memoranda) in the report than actually signing "on the left".

It could become extremely difficult for a trainee to receive credit for 2500 hours of experience if the State requires the trainee to sign the report as the appraiser. A large percentage of clients will simply not accept a report signed by a trainee regardless if the superviser also signs the report.

Also, if any portion of the assignment is delegated to ancillary employees (i.e. sketches, photos, first pages) it would be wise to add those employees to the attached addendum.

Thank you for your time.

 

[moe cohen]

I just wonder. Do you have to be a trainee? I believe that is an option in some states. It is an option that benefits the aspiring appraiser. You can document your hours and take the tests without being a trainee.
Moe

 

[CANative]

Originally posted by Pamela Crowley (Florida)@Mar 27 2004, 08:39 PM
What I can't quite grasp is that we appear to have all these trainees out there that have no clue what their State Laws and Rules are! Florida Appraisal Law & Rules are part of the initial classes to become a trainee. If any Florida trainee doesn't know or understand them, it's their own damn fault.... along with USPAP. I'm amazed that other states don't have their individual laws as a mandatory part of the initial class to become a trainee!!!

I agree! Between the time I signed up for my first appraisal class and the day I actually attended that first class, I had read the OREA handbook 5 or 10 times. I also got through USPAP 1 and 2 and was trying to figure out 3 before even taking the USPAP part of the initial educational regimine.

I'm not pointing fingers at anyone, but why would someone not immerse themselves in all available information regarding their new career right from the beginning?