Engineer A As-Is Sale Directive Safety Reporting Non-Override
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/84#Engineer_A_As-Is_Sale_Directive_Safety_Reporting_Non-Override
Properties
Instance of
As-IsSaleClientDirectiveSafetyReportingNon-OverrideObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#As-IsSaleClientDirectiveSafetyReportingNon-OverrideObligation
Case context
The client explicitly stated the building would be sold 'as is' with no remedial action. Engineer A treated this directive, combined with the confidentiality agreement, as justification for not reporting the safety violations to any third party.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A was obligated to recognize that the client's 'as is' sale directive — the client's business decision not to remediate prior to sale — did not override Engineer A's duty to report known electrical and mechanical code violations to appropriate public authorities, because the client's commercial decision cannot extinguish the engineer's paramount public welfare obligation.
Temporal scope
Upon the client's declaration of the 'as is' sale intent and throughout the remainder of the engagement
Relationships
defeasibleUnder
Client As-Is Sale No Remediation Intent Active
Source Evidence
Source text
the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is' and he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale
Text references
Engineer A does not report the safety violations to any third party
the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is' and he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale
TTL
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case84:Engineer_A_As-Is_Sale_Directive_Safety_Reporting_Non-Override a proeth:As-IsSaleClientDirectiveSafetyReportingNon-OverrideObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A As-Is Sale Directive Safety Reporting Non-Override" ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case84:Client_As-Is_Sale_No_Remediation_Intent_Active ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case84:Engineer_A_Section_III.4_Client-Transmitted_Confidentiality_Engagement_Recognition ;
proeth:casecontext "The client explicitly stated the building would be sold 'as is' with no remedial action. Engineer A treated this directive, combined with the confidentiality agreement, as justification for not reporting the safety violations to any third party." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case84:Client_Direction_Does_Not_Authorize_Ethical_Violation_Applied_To_Engineer_A_Confidentiality_Reliance ;
proeth:discoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T13:38:59.518980+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T13:38:59.518980+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A" ;
proeth:obligationclass "As-Is Sale Client Directive Safety Reporting Non-Override Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A was obligated to recognize that the client's 'as is' sale directive — the client's business decision not to remediate prior to sale — did not override Engineer A's duty to report known electrical and mechanical code violations to appropriate public authorities, because the client's commercial decision cannot extinguish the engineer's paramount public welfare obligation." ;
proeth:sourcetext "the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is' and he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale" ;
proeth:temporalscope "Upon the client's declaration of the 'as is' sale intent and throughout the remainder of the engagement" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A does not report the safety violations to any third party",
"the client makes clear to Engineer A that the building is being sold 'as is' and he is not planning to take any remedial action to repair or renovate any system within the building prior to its sale" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 84 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:56:58.169934"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 84 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
84
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:38:59.518980+00:00
First case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:38:59.518980+00:00
Attributed to
Case 84 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:56:58.169934
Generated by
ProEthica Case 84 Extraction