APPLICABLE TIME LIMITS
The Commission, under normal conditions, will inspect for code violations during the time limits shown below. Contractor responsibility does not extend to items, which have been subject to owner neglect, modification, or abnormal use.
Defects in appliances, fixtures and heating/air conditioning equipment, properly installed by the contractor, shall be limited to the manufacturer’s warranty.
Nothing in this section creates a warranty or limits a warranty.
The following classifications shall be open to inspection for code violations for the first twenty-four months:
- Grading, fill and other site work
- Masonry and concrete*
- Carpentry and wood products*
- Insulation
- Moisture
- Doors and windows
- Finishes: paint, stain, wallpaper, carpet, tiles, flooring, etc.
- Cabinets and countertops
- Drywall and plaster
- Roofing*
- Siding
- Windows and skylights
- Caulking and weatherstripping
- Hardware
The following classifications shall be open to inspection for code violations for the first sixty months:
- Heating and air conditioning
- Plumbing
- Electrical
Major structural damage, including structural damage to systems noted above by an asterisk*, and building which are unsafe, unsanitary, do not provide adequate egress, constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life shall be inspected for code violations during the first ten years only.
