Building Owner Selling As-Is Client
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/84#Building_Owner_Selling_As-Is_Client
Definition
Client retaining Engineer A under a confidentiality agreement to assess the building for sale; explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action; discloses known electrical and mechanical code violations to Engineer A during the engagement.
Properties
Instance of
BuildingOwnerSellingAs-IswithKnownCodeViolationsClient
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#BuildingOwnerSellingAs-IswithKnownCodeViolationsClient
Attributes
| confidentiality_agreement | True |
| sale_condition | as is |
| remedial_action_planned | False |
| disclosed_violations | Electrical and mechanical system deficiencies violating applicable codes and standards |
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | imposes_confidentiality_on |
| target | Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Structural Safety Discovering Engineer |
| type | retains |
| target | Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Structural Safety Discovering Engineer |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Client Direction Does Not Authorize Ethical Violation Applied To Engineer A Confidentiality Reliance, Confidentiality Agreement Non-Supersession Principle Violated By Engineer A, Confidentiality Principle Invoked By Engineer A Under Contractual Agreement, Confidentiality Source-of-Information Distinction Applied To Client Voluntary Disclosure
Source Evidence
Source text
the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is'
Text references
Under the terms of the agreement with the client, the structural report written by Engineer A is to remain confidential
he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale
the client confides in Engineer A and informs him that the building contains deficiencies in the electrical and mechanical systems which violate applicable codes and standards
the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is'
TTL
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case84:Building_Owner_Selling_As-Is_Client a proeth:BuildingOwnerSellingAs-IswithKnownCodeViolationsClient,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Building Owner Selling As-Is Client" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case84:Client_Direction_Does_Not_Authorize_Ethical_Violation_Applied_To_Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Reliance,
case84:Confidentiality_Agreement_Non-Supersession_Principle_Violated_By_Engineer_A,
case84:Confidentiality_Principle_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Under_Contractual_Agreement,
case84:Confidentiality_Source-of-Information_Distinction_Applied_To_Client_Voluntary_Disclosure ;
proeth:attributes "{'confidentiality_agreement': True, 'sale_condition': 'as is', 'remedial_action_planned': False, 'disclosed_violations': 'Electrical and mechanical system deficiencies violating applicable codes and standards'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Client retaining Engineer A under a confidentiality agreement to assess the building for sale; explicitly states the building will be sold 'as is' with no remedial action; discloses known electrical and mechanical code violations to Engineer A during the engagement." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.97" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T13:30:37.537826+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T13:30:37.537826+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'imposes_confidentiality_on', 'target': 'Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Structural Safety Discovering Engineer'}",
"{'type': 'retains', 'target': 'Engineer A Confidentiality-Bound Structural Safety Discovering Engineer'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Building Owner Selling As-Is with Known Code Violations Client" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is'" ;
proeth:textreferences "Under the terms of the agreement with the client, the structural report written by Engineer A is to remain confidential",
"he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale",
"the client confides in Engineer A and informs him that the building contains deficiencies in the electrical and mechanical systems which violate applicable codes and standards",
"the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is'" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 84 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:56:58.153554"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 84 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
84
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:30:37.537826+00:00
First case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:30:37.537826+00:00
Attributed to
Case 84 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:56:58.153554
Generated by
ProEthica Case 84 Extraction