4.5 (1) This section applies with respect to homes, excluding the common elements of a condominium project, with a date of possession that is on or after May 1, 2024. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (2) For the purposes of this section, the following claim periods are established: 1. The initial claim period, which is the 40-day period beginning on the date of possession. 2. The mid-year claim period, which is the period beginning on the day after the initial claim period ends and ending on the 183rd day after the date of possession. 3. The year-end claim period, which is the period beginning on the day after the mid-year claim period ends and ending on the first anniversary of the date of possession. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (3) In order to make an initial claim, a mid-year claim or a year-end claim, the owner shall complete and submit to the Corporation, during the applicable claim period, the form required by the Corporation for a claim made during that period. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (4) A year-end claim may also be submitted during the period that commences on the day following the end of the year-end claim period and ends on a day 10 days later or, if that day is not a business day, on the next business day, provided that, before the first anniversary of the date of possession, the owner had informed the vendor, in writing, of the claim items that make up the claim using a means of communication used by the owner and vendor to communicate information regarding the home. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (5) During the applicable claim period, the owner may, for a home, submit one or more claim forms of the type required for the applicable claim period or amend such a claim form. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (6) If an owner makes an initial claim, a mid-year claim or a year-end claim, the following process applies: 1. If the owner submits more than one claim form for a home or amends a claim form during the applicable claim period, the Corporation shall consolidate the claim items into a consolidated claim form and make the consolidated claim form available to the owner and the vendor as soon as reasonably possible following the end of the applicable claim period. 2. Subject to paragraph 4, the vendor shall have until the end of the repair period to repair or resolve the claim items listed on the claim form that are covered by the warranty, the repair period being a period of 120 days that, i. in the case of an initial claim, begins on the 42nd day after the date of possession and ends on the 162nd day after the date of possession, ii. in the case of a mid-year claim, begins on the184th day after the date of possession and ends on the 304th day after the date of possession, or iii. in the case of a year-end claim, begins on the day after the first anniversary of the date of possession and ends on the 486th day after the date of possession. 3. The owner may request a conciliation by contacting the Corporation at any time during the period that, i. in the case of an initial claim, begins on the 42nd day after the date of possession and ends on the last day of the mid-year claim period, ii. in the case of a mid-year claim, begins on the184th day after the date of possession and ends on the last day of the year-end claim period, or iii. in the case of a year-end claim, begins on the 366th day after the date of possession and ends on the 516th day after the date of possession. 4. If the owner requests a conciliation in accordance with paragraph 3, the vendor shall have an additional 30 days to repair or resolve the items listed on the claim that are covered under warranty, and this 30-day period begins on, i. the day after the applicable repair period under paragraph 2 ends, if the conciliation was requested during that repair period, or ii. the day on which the conciliation was requested, if the conciliation was requested after the applicable repair period. 5. The Corporation shall not conduct a conciliation inspection as part of a conciliation request until the 30-day period referred to in paragraph 4 has expired. 6. If the owner does not request a conciliation in accordance with paragraph 3 or cancels a conciliation requested in accordance with that paragraph, the owner is deemed to have withdrawn all claim items listed on the claim form submitted by the owner or on the consolidated claim form prepared by the Corporation, as the case may be. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (7) If the owner is deemed to have withdrawn any claim items under paragraph 6 of subsection (6), the owner may resubmit the claim items under this section during a subsequent claim period under subsection (2), if there is one, by using the claim form required for that claim period, or in accordance with section 4.5.1 or 4.6, provided that, (a) the warranty period applicable to the claim item has not expired before the date of the resubmission; and (b) the item has not already been assessed and that assessment communicated in a conciliation assessment report. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (8) Subject to subsection (9), an owner who is the owner of a unit in a residential condominium conversion project and who receives money from the pre-existing elements fund shall, before spending any of the money on the pre-existing elements of the unit in accordance with the expected major repair schedule for the project during the initial period, (a) if so spending the money could be the subject of a claim under subsection 14 (3) of the Act, make a claim on the claim form required for the applicable claim period in respect of the pre-existing elements of the unit and comply with the process specified in this Regulation for making the claim; and (b) give the vendor in relation to the project and the Corporation the opportunity to inspect the condition of the pre-existing elements of the unit that are the subject of the claim before any work is done on them. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (9) Subsection (8) does not apply to major repairs to pre-existing elements that are not covered by the warranty described in subclause 13 (1) (a) (i) of the Act by virtue of subsection 17.2 (2) of the Act. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. (10) An owner who does not comply with subsection (8) shall be deemed to have waived any right to make a warranty claim or to receive compensation from the guarantee fund in respect of the pre-existing elements of the unit. O. Reg. 118/23, s. 6. Second-Year Claims (Date of Possession On or After May 1, 2024)