CASp inspection safe harbor: outer limit of 180 days after inspection to complete repairs when a building permit is required and active
180 days after date of the casp inspection, under Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(5).
Rule text
(5) If the defendant has failed to correct, within 120 days of the date of the inspection, all construction-related violations in the structure or area inspected by the CASp that are noted in the CASp report, the defendant shall not receive any protection from liability for minimum statutory damages pursuant to paragraph (3), unless a building permit is required for the repairs which cannot reasonably be completed by the defendant within 120 days and the defendant is in the process of correcting the violations noted in the CASp report, as evidenced by having, at least, an active building permit necessary for the repairs ... and all of the repairs are completed within 180 days of the date of the inspection.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date of the CASp inspection): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Wednesday, May 5, 2027.
Cal. Civ. Code 55.56(g)(5)
(5) If the defendant has failed to correct, within 120 days of the date of the inspection, all construction-related violations in the structure or area inspected by the CASp that are noted in the CASp report, the defendant shall not receive any protection from liability for minimum statutory damages pursuant to paragraph (3), unless a building permit is required for the repairs which cannot reasonably be completed by the defendant within 120 days and the defendant is in the process of correcting the violations noted in the CASp report, as evidenced by having, at least, an active building permit necessary for the repairs ... and all of the repairs are completed within 180 days of the date of the inspection.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."Official source
- Alternative outer limit to ada_casp_inspection_120_day_correction; only when a building permit is required and active. Civ. Code 55.56 as amended by Stats. 2016, ch. 13 (SB 269), eff. May 10, 2016. NOTE: the damages-reduction provisions are in subdivision (g); 55.54 and 55.3 still cross-reference 'subdivision (f) of Section 55.56' (stale cross-reference left by SB 269's relettering).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date of the CASp inspection on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, September 13, 2027.
- Trigger (Date of the CASp inspection): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Saturday, September 11, 2027.
- That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, September 13, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Notes
Alternative outer limit to ada_casp_inspection_120_day_correction; only when a building permit is required and active. Civ. Code 55.56 as amended by Stats. 2016, ch. 13 (SB 269), eff. May 10, 2016. NOTE: the damages-reduction provisions are in subdivision (g); 55.54 and 55.3 still cross-reference 'subdivision (f) of Section 55.56' (stale cross-reference left by SB 269's relettering).
Related deadlines
- Construction-related accessibility claim: defendant's application for stay and early evaluation conference (no later than first responsive pleading or appearance, normally 30 days after service of summons) (30 days after)
- Construction-related accessibility claim: application for stay and early evaluation conference after plaintiff (formerly in pro per) serves Notice of Substitution of Counsel (30 days) (30 days after)
- Early evaluation conference: court must set it no later than 70 days after issuing the stay order (70 days after)
- Early evaluation conference: may not be set earlier than 50 days after the defendant's application is filed (50 days after)
- Early evaluation conference: 90-day stay of the construction-related accessibility claim (expires) (90 days after)
- Early evaluation conference: qualified defendant files and serves CASp inspection report at least 15 days before the conference (15 days before)
- Early evaluation conference: plaintiff files and serves statement (itemized conditions, damages, fees, settlement demand) at least 15 days before the conference (15 days before)
- Early evaluation conference: joint site inspection at the premises (if defendant requested) no later than 30 days after the court order (30 days after)
Local rules by county
County local rules and courtroom procedures can add to or change this deadline. Pick a county to calculate with them applied.
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- Yuba
Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.