Requirements to be a DRA-Certified Building Measurer and Lister

Asb 303.03 Requirements to be a DRA-Certified Building Measurer and Lister. A person requesting certification under this section shall meet either of the following: (a) The requirements to be a DRA-certified building measurer and lister shall include: (1) A total of 160 documented hours of in-service accompanied supervised field training in measuring, listing, data collection, and data verification with at least 40 of those 160 hours conducted in the presence of: a. A DRA-certified property assessor; or b. A DRA-certified property assessor supervisor; and (2) Training to: a. Measure and sketch improvements to scale; b. Understand and utilize the data collection manual; c. List improvements by: 1. The number of stories; 2. The height of the building; 3. The type of heating system; 4. A description of the plumbing system; 5. The type of basement; 6. A description of any additions or outbuildings; 7. An indication whether any of the items in 1. through 6., above, are: (i) Defective, but curable or incurable; (ii) Functional; and (iii) In good, fair, or poor condition; and 8. The description of any other feature, attribute, or factor that may contribute value to a property; d. Understand the duties of a DRA-certified building measurer and lister as specified in Asb 304.01; and e. Understand the ethics that govern professional conduct in appraisal practice; or (b) Equivalent professional work experience as listed in (a)(1) and (2) above in a similar field such as real estate brokerage, real estate appraisals for non-assessing services, or work in other assessing jurisdictions. Source. #8399, eff 7-28-05; ss by #10093, eff 2-28-12; ss by #12776, eff 5-9-19 (formerly Asb 303.02); ss by #13274, eff 10-14-21