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The Responsibilities of a Supervisor

  • The supervising appraiser will be called a Mentor and shall be a Certified Residential or a Certified General Real Property Appraiser.
  • The Supervisor shall be responsible for training the trainee in the proper development and reporting of the appraisal in accordance with USPAP.
  • The Supervisor will accompany the Trainee and demonstrate how to inspect the interior and exterior of each subject property and comparable properties in the first fifty (50) appraisal assignments made by the Mentor to the Trainee.
  • The Supervisor will carefully review the report with the Trainee and accept full responsibility for its contents before signing the report as being independently and impartially prepared in compliance with USPAP.
  • A Supervisor shall:
  • Within ten (10) days, inform the Board of the name and address of his/her Trainee(s).
  • Within ten (10) days, notify the Board when Supervisor/Trainee relationship is terminated.
  • For the duration of the Supervisor/Trainee relationship the Trainee must work out of the Supervisor’s office and cannot establish a separate business office.
  • The Supervisor shall review and sign the Trainee’s experience log every month and maintain a copy in his/her records.
  • Upon request, the Mentor shall provide the Board a copy of any appraisal report that the Trainee signed under his/her supervision.
  • Diligent adherence to USPAP guidelines is mandatory in all areas of responsibility.
  • Any violation of these responsibilities can result in the suspension of supervisory status or other disciplinary action.
  • A Supervisor may not make an assignment to the Trainee for a subject property located more than fifty (50) miles from the Supervisor’s office unless the Supervisor accompanies the Trainee on the inspection of the subject property and comparable sales and is equally involved with the Trainee in the collection of all data used in the development of the appraisal.
  • The Supervisor’s supervision responsibilities, as prescribed here, over the activities of Trainee appraisers are not intended to and should not be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship contrary to any expressed intent of the Mentor and Trainee to the contrary.
  • A Supervisor shall be required to attend any reconsideration hearing of a denied application with the Trainee whose application has been denied.

Becoming a Supervisor for a Trainee Appraiser

  • Certified Residential or Certified General Real Property Appraisers who have been certified for at least three (3) years may apply to the Board to become a Supervisor.
  • Applications for supervisor status must be made and approved by the Board prior to the Mentor engaging a Trainee appraiser.
  • A Supervisor may not make an assignment to the Trainee for a subject property located more than fifty (50) miles from the Supervisor’s office unless the Supervisor accompanies the Trainee on the inspection of the subject property and comparable sales and is equally involved with the Trainee in the collection of all data used in the development of the appraisal.
  • The application for Supervisor status must be accompanied by two (2) typical sample appraisal assignments which have been completed by the appraiser within six months prior to the application.
  • Supervisors may supervise a total of three Trainee appraisers.
  • Supervisors shall be required to complete a course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the AQB, which is specifically oriented to the requirements and responsibilities of Supervisors and Trainee Appraisers and is approved by the Board. The course is to be completed by the Mentor prior to supervising a Trainee Appraiser.

Responsibilities of a Trainee Appraiser

  • The Trainee must work under the direct supervision of a Mentor who is a Certified Residential, Certified General Real Property Appraiser.
  • The Trainee must keep an experience log on a form provided by the Board. A separate log should be kept for each Mentor.
  • The Trainee must submit the experience log to the Board for review when the Trainee has accumulated five hundred (500) experience hours when the Trainee plans to apply for a State Registered Real Property Appraiser license; five hundred (500) experience hours when the Trainee plans to apply for a Licensed Real Property Appraiser license; seven hundred fifty (750) experience hours when the Trainee plans to apply for a Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser license and fifteen hundred (1500) experience hours when the Trainee plans to apply for a Certified General Real Property Appraiser license. The Board will select a sample of appraisals for review to examine how effective the mentoring process is for the Trainee. A fee of $125 for examination of the appraisal samples must accompany the log. There will not be any discipline files opened for the Trainee as a result of the examination.
  • The Trainee must inspect the interior and exterior of the property and fully participate in the appraisal process in order to receive experience credit.
  • Assure that the Mentor reviews the appraisal report and signs as supervisor. The Trainee must sign the report or in the alternative the appraisal report must detail his/her involvement as required by Standard 2 USPAP.
  • A Trainee appraiser shall:
  • Within ten (10) days, inform the Board of the name and address of his/her Supervisors.
  • Within ten (10) days, notify the Board when Mentor/trainee relationship is terminated.
  • A Trainee can have no more than three (3) Supervisors at a time unless unique circumstances are approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis.
  • A Trainee must disclose their Trainee status in a manner that is not misleading, which at a minimum requires that the Trainee include the name of the appraisal company employing the Trainee or the name of the Mentor supervising the Trainee on all advertising materials including business cards.
  • Diligent adherence to USPAP guidelines is mandatory in all areas of responsibility.
  • Any violation of these responsibilities can result in disciplinary action.
  • Trainee appraisers who do not have a supervising relationship will be listed as “Inactive” on the Board’s roster of appraisers. A Trainee who is “Inactive” must complete all continuing education and pay all fees for renewal of the license. No refund is given by the Board for license fees during an “Inactive” period.
  • A Trainee appraiser who is adversely affected by the application of this rule is entitled to a hearing.
  • The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable after filing of the request for a hearing, or at such time agreed upon by stipulation between the Trainee and the Executive Director.
  • The hearing shall be held by at least a quorum of the Board, as defined in Code of Ala 1975, §34-27A-4.
  • Evidence, including oral testimony, shall be freely admitted. The Trainee shall be allowed to have counsel present if desired.
  • The Board shall issue a final destination within thirty (30) days of the date of the hearing, which shall include findings of fact and official notice taken. The Trainee shall be delivered a copy of the decision by first class mail.
  • The decision of the Board may be appealed to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §34-27A-5, within thirty (30) days of the decision of the Board.
  • The record on appeal shall be certified by the Executive Director of the Board, and shall include the entire record and transcript of the hearing.
  • A Trainee appraiser may not maintain a public office separate and apart from the office of the employer or Supervisor for the purpose of conducting appraisals. A Trainee appraiser may not solicit appraisal business in the Trainee’s name but may solicit business for the Supervisor’s business.