My Final Inspection Is Being Held for Title 24: What Is Missing and Who Fixes It?
A held final means the inspector cannot yet confirm that the installed work matches the approved CF1R and that every required CF2R and CF3R is posted or viewable. Read the registry status report first. It shows which documents are registered, and the gap points to who acts: installer, ECC-Rater, designer or owner.
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Start with the status report
The registry must keep a project status report listing every required certificate of compliance, installation and verification, each with its registration date or marked not complete. Departments may also add notes to the project record about plan check and field inspections, so ask the inspector to write the exact item there. The status report page shows what it looks like.
Match the symptom to the person
- No CF2R for one trade. The installer who did that work signs and registers it. See missing CF2R forms.
- No CF3R. The ECC-Rater must confirm the installer's CF2R is registered before testing, so the CF2R comes first. See missing CF3R forms.
- CF1R not registered. Where registration applies, the preparer or the responsible person registers it; this page explains the causes.
- Installed item differs from the CF1R. Either the right item goes in or the paperwork is corrected with amended plans and a re-signed CF1R, which also resets dependent registered documents. See different equipment.
- A test failed. The installer corrects the work and the rater retests; see the failed ECC test page.
Why the department will not just pass it
Under Section 10-103(d)2 a house final is not complete until the installed features match the approved plans and every required certificate is posted or viewable on the registry. For an alteration that needed verification, the department cannot approve without a registered CF1R, CF2R and CF3R. At final the builder must also leave copies of all the certificates for the owner.
The final inspection documents page has the full list, and our residential reports supply the CF1R.
Common Title 24 Questions
- What is Title 24?
- Do I need a Title 24 report?
- How much does a Title 24 report cost?
- How long does a Title 24 report take?
- What is included in a Title 24 report?
- What plans do I need to upload?
Frequently Asked Questions
Section 10-103(d)2 says a house final is not complete until compliance is verified, so the paperwork normally has to exist first. Ask the department how it handles timing.
Whoever the status report shows has not registered their document. The rater and installer usually cannot finish until the earlier document exists.
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