Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Residential Builders Notice and Opportunity to Cure Act; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Robertson
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF ACTIONS WHICH WERE FILED WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH CLAIMS; TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO FILING AN ACTION AGAINST A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR ARISING OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING; TO REQUIRE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE CLAIMANT; TO PROVIDE THAT CLAIMANTS MAY NOT AMEND THEIR LIST OF DEFECTS WITHOUT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR TO CONTRACTORS; TO LIMIT THE DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE RECOVERED BY A CLAIMANT WHO UNREASONABLY REJECTS A CONTRACTOR'S OFFER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT OR TO OTHERWISE COMPENSATE THE CLAIMANT; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT FOR SALE OF A DWELLING, NOTICE OF THE CONTRACTOR'S RIGHT TO CURE CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING; TO PROVIDE THAT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS SHALL RECEIVE APPROVAL OF EITHER THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AFFECTED UNIT OWNERS OR MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS BEFORE COMMENCING CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST CONTRACTORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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