Tenant agrees to pay for clearing the drains of any and all stoppages except those, which the plumber who is called to clear the stoppage will attest to in writing, were caused by defective plumbing, tree roots, or a result of weather.

They cited me for about 12 violations, mostly around roofing and siding, but the main one I'm particularly concerned about is the rear porch where they cited multiple things that were defective about it like deck joist, etc. 

*Bottom line everything needs to be operational and habitable free of defects.

The OTP only protects the purchaser against certain defects and encumbrances to title. 

Somebody wanting to sue for you backing out of a bad deal or accusing you of selling them a property with defects like unknown termite damage).

These range from watering eyes or runny nose to birth defects, cancers, central nervous system dysfunctions.

I'm still getting my feet wet with rehabbing, so it's it's nice to know that I I'll eventually have the know-how to be able to inspect things on my own.I just got an inspection on a potential house and now I have a laundry list of every problem and defect big and small.

I believe trustees was claiming defect of sale process, and the plaintiff claiming lender and trustee miscommunication was not a defect of the foreclosure process.

I watched his shows in amazement years ago when he would tell his contractor, "just cover it up" when defects were found in his houses.

As Account Closed suggested, it could be a defective GRI or loose connection(s)... a short could cause problems too.