Is the CF2R the report I bought from a consultant?

No. The consultant prepares the CF1R, the design-stage certificate of compliance. The CF2R is completed later by each installing trade to certify what was installed.

Does every job produce a CF2R?

Not always. For alterations without field verification, such as window or water heater replacement, the department may require none or a simplified certificate.

How Do I Get a Copy of My CF2R?

Ask the contractor who did the work, because the installer signs the CF2R and holds the registry login. If that fails, check the papers the builder had to leave at final inspection, the building department's permit file and the ECC-Rater who tested the job. The registry itself is open only to authorized users.

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First, work out which trade signed it

There is no single CF2R. Each regulated installation has its own certificate, signed by the contractor who did that work. Windows and insulation use the ENV series, ducts and HVAC equipment MCH, hot water PLB, lighting LTG, and solar PVB, SRA or STH. Knowing the trade tells you whom to call. The CF2R overview explains the family.

Four places a copy can be

With the installer. The installer has to give the homeowner copies of the registered forms.
In the house. A signed copy is posted for the inspector, and a registered copy must be left in the dwelling at occupancy.
In the permit file. The CF2R may be posted, kept with the building permit or viewed on an approved registry, so the department may hold one. Release rules are local.
In the registry. For jobs that needed verification, the ECC-Provider keeps the record and its signatures for at least ten years, but access goes to authorized users, not the public (how long the registry keeps documents).

What to say when the contractor stalls

Quote the builder's duty. At final inspection the agency must require the builder to leave copies of every certificate of compliance, installation and verification submitted (Part 1, Section 10-103(b)1A). On an HVAC alteration it also checks that the installer gave the owner copies. Ask in writing, with the permit number and address.

If the contractor is gone

Try the permit file first. If an ECC-Rater tested the job, the installer had to make the registered CF2R available to the rater, so the rater's company may hold it or know the registration number. CHEERS describes a homeowner account with two access levels, one carrying a per-project fee (homeowner access). If no CF2R was ever signed, see who signs when the contractor left.

Check what you receive

Look for the permit number, your address, the installer's signature and, where registration applied, a registration number. Our residential reports cover the design side. More on finding a copy of your Title 24 report and why CF2R forms go missing.

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