49 Pa. Code § 36.54 - Duties of supervisory appraiser
(a) A certified residential real estate
appraiser or certified general real estate appraiser who utilizes an appraisal
assistant before October 1, 2010, shall:
(1)
Provide written notification to the Board of the name and address of the
assistant when the assistant begins work for the appraiser.
(2) Directly supervise and control the
assistant's work, assuming total responsibility for the contents of the
appraisal report, including all value conclusions.
(3) Accompany the assistant during the
physical inspection of the property until the assistant has logged 300 hours of
appraisal experience or until the supervising appraiser determines the
assistant is competent under USPAP to perform the physical inspection
unaccompanied, whichever is the longer period.
(4) Co-sign the appraisal report as a
certified real estate appraiser under §
36.52 (relating to use of
certificate number and title) and, unless the appraisal assistant checklist
referenced in paragraph (5) is made part of the appraisal report submitted to
the client, either have the assistant sign the appraisal report as assistant to
the certified real estate appraiser or identify the assistant in the
certification section of the appraisal report, or in addendum to the appraisal
report, as having provided significant real property appraisal
assistance.
(5) Co-sign a
Board-approved appraisal assistant checklist that has been completed by the
assistant and relates to the assistant's work on the appraisal
report.
(6) Provide a current or
former assistant who is applying for appraiser certification with copies of
designated appraisal reports and appraisal assistant checklists requested by
the Board to verify the assistant's experience.
(b) A certified residential real estate
appraiser or certified general real estate appraiser who utilizes a licensed
appraiser trainee shall:
(1) Have at least 5
years of experience as a residential real estate or general real estate
appraiser.
(2) Comply with the
supervisory appraiser requirements in the AQB Qualification Criteria.
(3) Provide written notification to the Board
of the name and address of the licensed appraiser trainee before the trainee
begins work for the appraiser.
(4)
Be a certified residential real estate appraiser or certified general real
estate appraiser in this Commonwealth for at least 3 years immediately
preceding the supervisory appraiser's notification to the Board.
(5) Be a certified residential real estate
appraiser or certified general real estate appraiser in good standing in this
Commonwealth.
(i) The supervisory appraiser
shall be in good standing in this Commonwealth for a period of at least 3 years
immediately preceding the supervisory appraiser's notification to the
Board.
(ii) The supervisory
appraiser shall be in good standing while serving as a supervisor.
(6) Have not received from the
Board or any jurisdiction any disciplinary action that affects or affected the
supervisor's legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice within 3 years
immediately preceding the supervisory appraiser's notification to the
Board.
(7) Prior to supervising a
licensed appraiser trainee, complete a course, that, at a minimum, complies
with the specifications for course content established by the AQB Qualification
Criteria, which is specifically oriented to the requirements and
responsibilities of supervisory appraisers and licensed appraiser
trainees.
(8) Supervise no more
than three licensed appraiser trainees at one time.
(9) Directly supervise and control the
licensed appraiser trainee's work, assuming total responsibility for the
contents of the appraisal report, including all value conclusions.
(10) Accompany the licensed appraiser trainee
during the physical inspection of the property until the licensed appraiser
trainee has logged 300 hours of appraisal experience or until the supervising
appraiser determines the licensed appraiser trainee is competent under USPAP to
perform the physical inspection unaccompanied, whichever is the longer
period.
(11) Co-sign a
Board-approved appraiser trainee checklist that has been completed by the
licensed appraiser trainee, relates to the licensed appraiser trainee's work on
the appraisal report and is made part of the appraisal report submitted to the
client.
(12) Jointly maintain an
appraisal experience log with the licensed appraiser trainee. An appraisal
experience log must comply with the requirements in the AQB Qualification
Criteria.
(13) Provide a current or
former licensed appraiser trainee who is applying for appraiser certification
with copies of designated appraisal reports requested by the Board to verify
the licensed appraiser trainee's experience.
(c) A certified general real estate appraiser
who utilizes a certified residential real estate appraiser as an assistant for
an appraisal of nonresidential property or an appraisal of residential property
of more than four dwelling units shall:
(1)
Directly supervise and control the residential appraiser's work, assuming total
responsibility for the contents of the appraisal report, including all value
conclusions.
(2) Accompany the
residential appraiser during the physical inspection of the property until the
general appraiser determines the residential appraiser is competent under USPAP
to perform the physical inspection unaccompanied.
(3) Co-sign the appraisal report as set forth
in §
36.52 and specify in the appraisal
report the nature of the significant real property appraisal assistance
rendered by the residential appraiser.
(4) Provide the residential appraiser, at the
time of application for general appraiser certification, with copies of
designated appraisal reports requested by the Board to verify the residential
appraiser's experience.
(5) Jointly
maintain an appraisal experience log with the general real estate appraiser on
forms provided by the Board.
(6)
Comply with the requirements in the AQB Qualification
Criteria.
Notes
The provisions of this § 36.54 issued under sections 5(2), 6(f) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act (63 P.S. §§ 457.5(2), 457.6(f) and 457.10(b)); and section 3, 4(d) and 12 of the Assessors Certification Act (63 P.S. §§ 458.3, 458.4(d) and 458.12); amended under the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act (63 P.S. §§ 457.1-457.19).
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