Manufacturing Industry

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)

Professional Builder (1993), January, 2001

"Runaway litigation must stop somewhere. This decision is a great start."

Court Decision a Win for CA Builders

The Aas v. Superior Court decision is a good one because builders (in California) might start building condos again.

On Dec. 4, the California Supreme Court said no to an attorney who sued a builder for the value of some homes that exhibited no damage. They claimed code violations, but everyone admitted there was no damage to the homes. The court ruled that "home buyers in California already enjoy protection under contract law and warranty law" as well as an exceptionally long 10-year statute of limitations for latent construction defects. The case was not about quality, and it did nothing to improve consumer rights.

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