Every document in a solar deal carries a date: the day the contract was signed, the day the system was installed, the day it passed (or never passed) final inspection, the day the utility granted permission to operate, and the day the first loan bill arrived. Writing those dates down, in order, is one of the most useful things a homeowner can do with the paperwork. A Florida attorney can tell you what those dates mean. This is general information, not legal advice.
The dates your paperwork shows
- Contract signing: the date and time printed beside each signature on the sales contract and on the loan or PACE agreement.
- Cancellation notice: whether a notice of cancellation was included, and the date printed on it.
- Install: the date the crew finished, from the contract, the permit record, or your own dated photos.
- Final inspection: the date the county permit record shows the final inspection passed, or that it never did.
- Permission to operate (PTO): the date on the utility's approval letter or email, if one exists.
- First bill: the date on the first loan statement, or on the first property tax bill that shows the PACE line.
Write down the dates your paperwork shows: contract signing, install, final inspection, PTO, first loan bill. A Florida attorney can tell you what those dates mean.
Why homeowners write the dates down early
- Records (texts, app data, names of people who were there) get harder to gather as time passes.
- A dated list keeps the facts straight while they're fresh.
- An active roof leak shouldn't wait on paperwork: get the roof protected, and photograph it before and after the repair.
We pull the county permit and inspection record and put the dates your documents show into one timeline, in one file, yours to keep. We send you the same list of independent Florida attorneys every customer receives.
Get a Free Records CheckThis is general information, not legal advice. What any date means for a particular contract or loan is a question for a licensed Florida attorney.