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<p>I think there's a bit more too it than just the length of time,
but 1 year is really too short on new construction. The house
might not even have finished normal settling in that time. Some
contractors ask that the buyer wait until close to the year to
notify them of minor drywall issues so that they don't have to
come in multiple times. Also, you're basically only getting
through one year of seasons.</p>
<p>Again, I think the legislature needs to step in and set some
minimum rules just to provide some certainty. I'd think three
years should be plenty for major issues, but five years would be
better.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
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<div dir="ltr"> In this case it looks like the court found that
the "contractual limit" of 1 year to sue was what was
unconscionable, right? So as I read it (and I just skimmed for
holding), the contractors cannot limit their liability for
defects to 1 year (at least not without bargain and mutual
benefit). Gonzalez dissented.
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<div dir="auto">All too often the attention is on avoiding
liability and too little attention on performing quality
work <br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>I'm surprised no one had mentioned
this new case, finding a one year warranty on new
construction unconscionable.</span><br>
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<span>A 5-4 decision.</span><br>
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<span>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.</span><br>
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<span>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.</span><br>
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<span>I'll step off my soapbox now.</span><br>
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