Deficiency recorded wrong — your correction playbook

Sometimes the deficiency is real but recorded against the wrong unit, the wrong standard, or duplicated. This thread collects the playbook: what to photograph, what documents to attach, and how fast to file. If you are mid-appeal right now, describe the situation (no addresses) and the group will sanity-check your packet.

Recording errors are more common than anyone admits, especially on big sampling days when the inspector is moving fast and the software is doing its own thing. The mistake is rarely the problem; the problem is discovering it late, after the correction window feels a lot shorter than it is. Document the condition and the location as they truly are, file fast, and keep everything. What is the strangest recording error you've had to get corrected — wrong unit, wrong standard, or a flat-out duplicate?