A clause owners can hand to counsel.

Documentation. Contractor shall record project conditions in Verity Compliance & Risk Management at least once each week and before each pay application or construction draw. Each update shall include dated photographs of the work in place, a short written note, and the inspection-readiness checklist items designated for that phase. Owner and, where applicable, Lender may withhold a determination that a pay application or draw is ready for review until that documentation is present in Verity. This requirement is a project-administration condition. It does not certify code compliance. The authority having jurisdiction makes that determination.