TL;DR
A deficiency list is the itemized record of work that fails to meet code, contract documents, or quality standards, generated by an inspector, owner's representative, or lender's consultant during a walkthrough. Each entry names the defect, its location, and often a cure-by date, and re-inspection confirms corrections before payment or occupancy moves forward.
What it means
A deficiency list is the itemized record of work that fails to meet code, contract documents, or quality standards, generated by an inspector, owner's representative, or lender's consultant during a walkthrough. Each entry names the defect, its location, and often a cure-by date, and re-inspection confirms corrections before payment or occupancy moves forward. It differs from a punch list in tone: punch items are the final touch-ups of substantially complete work, while these entries are failures that must be corrected as a condition of acceptance.
Where it sits in the glossary
Deficiency list is part of the Trade jargon group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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