[WSBARP] Tadych v. Noble Ridge Construction
Kary Krismer
Krismer at comcast.net
Fri Oct 28 07:41:43 PDT 2022
I'm surprised no one had mentioned this new case, finding a one year
warranty on new construction unconscionable.
https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/1000499.pdf
A 5-4 decision.
As a real estate broker I find some (but not all) of these new
construction warranties absurdly pathetic, and it does affect some
buyers' decisions. Also the quality of some construction I see is
sometimes very questionable. Just last week a client was looking at a
property multi-unit townhouse (fee simple) that was only a few years old
and had a rather obvious problem that presented a huge red flag related
to water intrusion. I would not want to be that seller.
It would be nice if the legislature would step in an provide some
minimum level of protection, and protection against using special
purpose entities to limit such protections. The incentive for builders
to perform adequate quality work is too low.
I'll step off my soapbox now.
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Kary L. Krismer
John L. Scott, Inc.
206 723-2148
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