Washington State May Be Seeing More Defect Litigation!
As mentioned over at the Washington Construction Law blog, a couple bills are heading up through the ranks in Washington state that if passed, could make for a much more favorable situation for homeowners and homeowner associations. One of the laws would allow a plaintiff to seek damages from anyone that worked on the house. That includes the design team, the developer, contractor and even subcontractors - regardless of whether or not the claimant had a direct contractual relationship with that party. Also the bill mentions tort claims, which imply damages more than the actual amount to repair defective components. Finally, that new law would interestingly be based upon some set of statutory definitions for defective construction. The second bill proposed is no less interesting as it will define warranty periods for various aspects of new construction and major remodels. It seems to bear a resemblance to Calif. SB800 which was became effective in January 2003.
25 February 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Inspections, Litigation | Comments
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