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title: "Build a residential-construction defect schedule from the inspection"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/build-the-statutory-warranty-and-liability-cut-off-schedule-for-a-reside/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A11-X20260927-6-US"
practice_area: "Construction & Infrastructure"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a residential-construction defect schedule from the inspection

> List each alleged defect, the date of substantial completion if the file prints one, and whether a recorded notice of completion is in the file. Leave the standard and the last day to sue blank.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Construction & Infrastructure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each alleged defect, the date of substantial completion if the file prints one, and whether a recorded notice of completion is in the file. Leave the standard and the last day to sue blank. State law governs, and the lawyer confirms the governing state. For example, California. |
| What the lawyer must review | California Civil Code § 896 applies to original construction intended to be sold as an individual dwelling unit. A builder, and to the extent Chapter 4 states, a general contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, product manufacturer, or design professional, is liable for violation of the standards in that section, and the claimant's claims are limited to those violations, except as the title specifically provides. As to condominium conversions, the title does not apply and does not supersede other law. Section 941(a): except as the title specifically sets out, no action may be brought to recover under the title more than 10 years after substantial completion, but not later than the date a valid notice of completion is recorded. Section 941(c) says that limitation may not be asserted by a person in actual possession or control of the improvement when the deficiency is the proximate cause of the claim. You decide which standard is in issue and how the two dates in § 941(a) apply. This is not a home-warranty insurance claim. State law governs, and the lawyer confirms the governing state. For example, California. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the statutory warranty and liability cut-off schedule for a residential building claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/build-the-statutory-warranty-and-liability-cut-off-schedule-for-a-reside.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each alleged defect, the date of substantial completion if the file prints one, and whether a recorded notice of completion is in the file. Leave the standard and the last day to sue blank. State law governs, and the lawyer confirms the governing state. For example, California.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The 10 years and the notice-of-completion date both appear in § 941(a). One does not replace the other.
- Section 896 does not apply to a condominium conversion. Other California defect law was not opened.
- State law governs; confirm the governing state before relying on this.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 896](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=896.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Civil Code § 941](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=941.) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Building and construction dispute (State Administrative Tribunal): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-sat-building-dispute.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the SAT building and construction page. Applications are made through eCourts. The page also publishes a questionnaire, a complaint schedule and a claim schedule.… |
| [Residential building defects notice and claim letter (statutory warranties, NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/residential-defects-notice-and-claim-letter-nsw.md) | Letter | Yellow | Owner's letter to a builder giving written notice of defects under s 18BA of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), identifying the s 18B statutory warranties breached, offering access to rectify and… |
| [Application for a domestic building dispute (QCAT Form 26)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-qld-qcat-26-domestic-building.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 26 for a domestic building dispute under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991. The same QBCC dispute-resolution letter is required before the application. |
| [Residential building dispute application (TASCAT): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-tascat-residential-building.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the TASCAT residential building disputes general application, named on the types-of-applications page for section 59 of the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act… |
| [Residential building review (TASCAT section 58 form): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-tascat-building-review-s58.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the TASCAT residential building application to review a decision of the Director, named for section 58 on the types-of-applications page. The link text states no form number.… |
| [Victorian domestic building warranties schedule](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/vic-domestic-building-warranties.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Schedule of the implied warranties Consumer Affairs Victoria states for domestic building work, and the 10-year period it attributes to the Building Act 1993. |
| [Scott schedule for an ACAT building dispute: completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-acat-building-scott-schedule.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the scott schedule the ACAT civil disputes page says parties may have to lodge when defects are claimed in a building dispute. The link text states no form number.… |
| [Alleged defective or incomplete work schedule (QCAT)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-qld-qcat-defective-work-schedule.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT's alleged defective work and incomplete work schedule, for domestic and commercial building disputes under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*