Problem With An Appraiser?
Through referrals, the Appraisal Institute is able to monitor the work of its members and ensure that if a member's work violates Ethics or Standards rules, the appropriate educational or disciplinary action will be imposed.

If you have a problem with an appraisal report prepared by an Appraisal Institute member, you can submit the matter to the Appraisal Institute's Ethics and Counseling Department (550 W. Van Buren St., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60607) for review. If a member is found to have violated the Appraisal Institute's Code of Professional Ethics or Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the member will be counseled, admonished, censured, suspended, expelled, and/or given an opportunity to take an educational course, depending on the seriousness and type of the violation.

Because the Appraisal Institute's peer review proceedings are confidential, you should not expect to hear about the status or results of your referral, although certain types of disciplinary actions are published.

Because the subject matter of referrals covers such a wide spectrum the Appraisal Institute has no standard referral form. Instead, we request that you provide us with a letter containing the following information, if available, to help us process your referral:

1. Names and addresses of the appraiser and the client
2. Location of and type of property involved (if any)
3. Date of and purpose of the appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal consulting or real property consulting service or conduct
4. If testimony was involved, the jurisdictional court, the case number, and the date(s) of the testimony
5. A detailed explanation of the problem.

We also request that you provide us with a copy of the appraisal report and/or any other documentation that will help us review your referral. If a copy of an appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal consulting or real property consulting report is not available we can request it from the member.

If you have a problem with an appraiser who is not a member of the Appraisal Institute you may want to contact your state's appraiser regulatory agency to see if they have jurisdiction.

Click here to access the Appraisal Standards Committee's list of state regulatory agencies.

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