2.3.1.4. Appraiser’s Certification. The appraisal report shall include an appraiser’s signed certification statement that is consistent with the certification requirements of USPAP Standard 2. In addition, the following statements related to these Standards must be included: 

• the appraisal was developed and the appraisal report was prepared in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

• the appraisal was developed and the appraisal report prepared in conformance with the Appraisal Standards Board’s Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and complies with USPAP’s Jurisdictional Exception Rule when invoked by Section 1.2.7.2 of the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

• the appraiser has made a physical inspection of the property appraised and that the property owner, or [his][her] designated representative, was given the opportunity to accompany the appraiser on the property inspection. 

The appraiser’s certification shall also include the appraiser’s opinion of the market value of the subject property as of the effective date of the appraisal. If the government’s acquisition comprises only a portion of the whole property or property rights appraised, the certification shall include both the appraiser’s opinion of the market value of the whole property as of the effective date of the appraisal and the appraiser’s opinion of the remainder property’s market value after the government’s acquisition and the difference between them as of the effective date of the appraisal. 

Appraisers may also add to their certifications certain items that may be required by law and the appraiser’s professional organization(s). However, appraisers should avoid adding certifications that are not pertinent to the specific appraisal (e.g., that the report was prepared in accordance with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 [FIRREA]) or that are beyond the scope of the appraisers’ assignment (e.g., certifying an opinion of just compensation).