Under the Home Protection Act a defect is defined as:

a. Any design or construction, that is contrary:to the Building Code, or that requires repair or replacement due to the negligence of a residential builder or person for whom the residential builder is responsible at law
b. Any disagreement with the specifications that the homeowner finds with the construction of the home for whom the residential builder is responsible at law
c. Any deficiency that the homeowner finds with the construction of the home for whom the residential builder is responsible at law
d. Any disagreement with the specified design that the homeowner finds with the construction of the home for whom the residential builder is responsible at law
e. Any problem that the homeowner finds with the construction of the home for whom the residential builder is responsible at law