ᐅ Question about the final building inspection

I have a question regarding the building inspection:
Who is responsible for applying for the building inspection—the architect or the homeowner?

The situation is that I have been living in the house for about 6 months now, and the day before yesterday, I received the final invoice from the architect, implying that since I am already living there, the building inspection is considered completed.

There are still a few defects in the house that did not prevent moving in, such as a wrong front door being delivered (I am still waiting for the replacement) and no hydraulic balancing was done, etc. So nothing major, really.

I would appreciate any response.

Thank you very much.

Best regards

Hello,

Did you point out the defects?

Moving in is somewhat like implied acceptance.

Defects must be corrected anyway.

I don’t know how it works with an architect. For us, it was the general contractor who scheduled the handover appointment...

ypg schrieb:
Defects must be corrected anyway.

If the defects were not reported, he may be stuck with them.

Knallkörper schrieb:
If the defects were not reported, he may be stuck with them.

You have a warranty period of 4 years according to VOB or 5 years according to the Building Code.

However, if nothing is reported, nothing will happen 😀 You are right about that.

ypg schrieb:
You have a 4-year warranty according to VOB or 5 years according to the Building Code.

However, if you don’t report anything, nothing will happen 😀 You’re right about that.

That’s what I meant 🙂