An appraisal management company commits unprofessional conduct if it: (1) Requires an appraiser to modify an aspect of an appraisal which modification is not related to substandard performance or noncompliance with the terms of a contract or agreement; (2) Requires an appraiser to prepare an appraisal when the appraiser believes, in his or her own professional judgment and notifies the appraisal management company in a timely manner, that the appraiser does not have the necessary expertisue for the specific geographic area or is otherwise not competent to perform the appraisal; (3) Requires an appraiser to prepare an appraisal under a certain time frame that the appraiser believes, in his or her own professional judgament and notifies the appraisal management company in a timely manner, that the appraiser does not have the necessary time to meet all the necessary and relevant legal anld professional obligations; (4) Prohibits or inhibits communication between an appraiser and any other person from whom the appraiser, in the appraiser's owin professional judgment, believes information would be relevant; (5) Requests an appraiser to do anything that does not comply with: (A) The USPAP; or (B) The requests of the client; or (6) Makes any portion of the appraiser's fee or the appraisal management company's fee contingent on a favorable outcome, including: (A) WA loan closing; or (B) An appraisal for a specific dollar amount.
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