Please note that the completed PDI Form is a formal record of the home’s condition before the purchaser takes possession.  It will be used as a reference for future warranty service requests. Be sure to complete the PDI Form clearly and ensure that the purchaser signs and initials any and all changes.

1. Begin the inspection at either the highest or lowest point of the home and work systematically from room to room until every area of the home has been inspected. Devote as much time to inspecting the exterior as the interior, assessing the exterior finishes and the driveway, walkways, decks and patios, as well as landscaping. Test and demonstrate all of the home’s features and systems.
2. Note on the PDI Form anything damaged, missing, incomplete or not in good operating condition.  Also note items that cannot be inspected because they are inaccessible.
3. Be sure to note any “substitutions” of items referred to in, or to be selected under, the Agreement of Purchase and Sale.
4. Condominium builders should remind purchasers which parts of their unit are covered under the common elements warranty for the condominium project and, therefore, are not part of the PDI for their unit. This can include, for example, the heating system and even some of the exterior items in the unit like the windows. The condominium Board of Directors will complete a separate PDI for the common elements.
5. Confirm the Date of Possession with the purchaser/designate, and write it on the PDI Form.
6. Sign the completed PDI Form and ensure the purchaser (or the purchaser’s designate) also signs it. Purchasers who intend to designate someone to conduct the PDI in their place should ensure they provide written authority allowing the designate to sign the PDI Form on their behalf.
7. Deliver the original completed PDI Form to Tarion with the Certificate of Completion and Possession (CCP), within 15 days of the date of possession.  Provide a copy of the completed PDI Form and CCP to the purchaser(s) on the pre-delivery inspection date and retain a copy for your files.