Washington Builders Right To Repair Current Law Summary:
Current Law Summary: (SB 5536) The legislature passed a contractor protection bill that reduces contractors' exposure to lawsuits to six years from 12, and gives builders seven "affirmative defenses" to counter defect complaints from homeowners. Claimant must provide notice no later than 45 days before filing action; within 21 days of notice of claim, "construction professional" must serve response; claimant must accept or reject inspection proposal or settlement offer within 30 days; within 14 days following inspection, construction pro must serve written offer to remedy/compromise/settle; claimant can reject all offers; statutes of limitations are tolled until 60 days after period of time during which filing of action is barred under section 3 of the act. This law applies to single-family dwellings and condos.
Building Expert Contractors Licensing
Guidelines Seattle Washington
A license is required for plumbing, and electrical trades. Businesses must register with the Secretary of State.
Association Directory
Local # 4955
335 116th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98004
http://www.masterbuildersinfo.com
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
Home Builders Association of Kitsap County
Local # 4944
5251 Auto Ctr Way
Bremerton, WA 98312
http://www.kitsaphba.com
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
Home Builders Association of Spokane
Local # 4966
5813 E 4th Ave Ste 201
Spokane, WA 99212
http://www.shba.com
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
Home Builders Association of North Central
Local # 4957
PO Box 2065
Wenatchee, WA 98801
http://www.nchba.cc
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
MBuilders Association of Pierce County
Local # 4977
PO Box 1913 Suite 301
Tacoma, WA 98401
http://www.mbapierce.com
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
North Peninsula Builders Association
Local # 4927
PO Box 748
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
Jefferson County Home Builders Association
Local # 4947
PO Box 1399
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
http://www.jeffcohomebuilders.com
Seattle Washington Building Expert 10/ 10
Building Expert News and Information
For Seattle Washington
Awarding Insurer Summary Judgment Before Discovery Completed Reversed
Arbitration and Mediation: What’s the Difference? What to Expect.
'Major' Mass. Gas Leak Follows Feds Call For Regulation Changes One Year After Deadly Gas Explosions
The Texas Supreme Court Limits the Use of the Economic Loss Rule
Construction Calamity: Risk Transfer Tips for Contractors After a Catastrophic Loss
Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on Business Interruption Claim Denied
Modular Homes Test Energy Efficiency Standards
Is it the Dawning of the Age of Strict Products Liability for Contractors in California?
Wisconsin Supreme Court Abandons "Integrated Systems Analysis" for Determining Property Damage
“If It Walks Like A Duck . . .” – Expert Testimony Not Always Required In Realtor Malpractice Cases Where Alleged Breach Of Duty Can Be Easily Understood By Lay Persons
2023’s Bank Failures: What Contractors, Material Suppliers and Equipment Lessors Can Do to Protect Themselves
Appellate Court Reinforces When the Attorney-Client Relationship Ends for Purposes of “Continuous Representation” Tolling Provision of Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations
Kahana Feld Welcomes Six Attorneys to the Firm in Q4 of 2023
City in Ohio Sues Over Alleged Roof Defects
AAA Revises its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures
Happenings in and around the 2015 West Coast Casualty Seminar
WSDOT Seeks Retraction of Waiver Excluding Non-Minority Woman-Owned Businesses from Participation Goals
National Demand Increases for Apartments, Refuting Calls for Construction Defect Immunity in Colorado
Fast-Moving Isaias Dishes Out Disruption in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Construction Companies Must Prepare for a Surge of Third-Party Contractors
Lending Plunges to 17-Year Low as Rates Curtail Borrowing
Can I Record a Lis Pendens in Arizona if the Lawsuit is filed Another Jurisdiction?
Insurer's Bad Faith is Actionable Tort for Purposes of Choice of Law Analysis
2024 Construction Law Update
Ohio Supreme Court Holds No Occurence Arises from Subcontractor's Faulty Workmanship
A Quick Checklist for Subcontractors
Court Addresses Damages Under Homeowners Insurance Policy
Determining Duty to Defend in Wisconsin Does Not Include Extrinsic Evidence
Sales of New U.S. Homes Surged in August to Six-Year High
There Was No Housing Bubble in 2008 and There Isn’t One Now
Montana Supreme Court Tackles Decade-Old Coverage Dispute Concerning Asbestos Mineworker Claims
Milwaukee's 25-Story Ascent Stacks Up as Tall Timber Role Model
Contract Disruptions: Navigating Supply Constraints and Labor Shortages
New Jersey Appellate Court Reinstates Asbestos Action
Are Construction Defect Laws Inhibiting the Development of Attached Ownership Housing in Colorado?
Bribe Charges Take Toll on NY Contractor
Digital Twins for a Safer Built Environment
A Year-End Review of the Environmental Regulatory Landscape
Wilke Fleury Attorneys Featured in 2021 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch!
Choice of Laws Test Mandates Application of California’s Continuous and Progressive Trigger of Coverage to Asbestos Claims
Toll Brothers Climbs After Builder Reports Higher Sales
Contractor’s Unwritten Contractual Claim Denied by Sovereign Immunity; Mandamus Does Not Help
Professional Malpractice Statute of Limitations in Construction Context
Breach Of Duty of Good Faith And Fair Dealing Packaged With Contract Disputes Act Claim
Reasons to Be Skeptical About a Millennial Homebuying Boom in 2016
As Trump Visits Border, Texas Landowners Prepare to Fight the Wall
Avoid Drowning in Data: Keep Afloat with ESI in Construction Litigation
County Sovereign Immunity Invokes Change-Order Ordinance
Best Lawyers Honors 48 Lewis Brisbois Attorneys, Recognizes Four Partners as 'Lawyers of the Year'
California Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Denial of anti-SLAPP Motion in Dispute Over Construction of Church Facilities