An assignment condition prevents credible results, and neither a permissible scope change nor a supported extraordinary assumption can resolve it. What should the appraiser do?
Correct Answer
A) Reject those terms; do not agree to deliver noncredible results
Do not accept or continue under conditions that preclude credible results. Seek a permissible modification when one can resolve the limitation; if none can, decline or withdraw as appropriate. A disclaimer, fee, or client risk acceptance does not manufacture evidentiary support. Extraordinary assumptions may address some uncertainty under their requirements, but the facts here expressly establish that route is unavailable.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Option A is correct because USPAP states that an appraiser must not allow assignment conditions to limit the scope of work to such a degree that the assignment results are not credible in the context of the intended use. Because neither a scope change nor an extraordinary assumption can resolve the problem, the appraiser should reject those terms, declining or withdrawing as appropriate.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Accept, since a disclaimer will be printed in the report
Option B accepts because a disclaimer will be printed in the report. A disclaimer does not create the evidentiary support needed for credible results, so it cannot cure a scope that prevents credibility.
Option C: Accept because an extra fee compensates for unsupported analysis
Option C accepts because an extra fee compensates for unsupported analysis. Payment has no effect on whether results are credible, and accepting a fee for unsupported analysis does not satisfy the Scope of Work Rule.
Option D: Treat the client’s acceptance of risk as a USPAP waiver
Option D treats the client's acceptance of risk as a USPAP waiver. A client cannot waive the requirement that assignment results be credible in the context of the intended use.
No fix, no deal
If neither expanding the scope nor an extraordinary assumption can rescue credibility, decline or withdraw.
How to use: Use this when a stem says all permissible remedies are unavailable.
Exam Tip
Disclaimers, higher fees, and client risk waivers do not make results credible; look for the option that refuses noncredible work.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Believing a disclaimer can cure noncredible results
- -Treating client risk acceptance as permission to ignore USPAP
- -Using an extraordinary assumption that lacks a reasonable basis
Concept Deep Dive
Analysis
This question tests the Scope of Work Rule when assignment conditions prevent credible results. Normally the appraiser can modify the conditions to expand the scope or use a supported extraordinary assumption, but the stem rules both out. With no permissible fix, the appraiser cannot agree to deliver results that are not credible.
Background Knowledge
The Scope of Work Rule requires the scope to support credible assignment results. When needed information is missing, USPAP allows the appraiser to modify assignment conditions to gather it or to use an extraordinary assumption if credible results can still be developed. If neither works, the appraiser should not proceed under those conditions.
Real-World Application
A client insists on a value for a large older house but forbids any inspection, data request, or assumption about its unknown condition, and the condition could change value substantially. The appraiser explains the problem, and when the client will not change the terms, declines the assignment.
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