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
It Was a Wild Week for Just About Everyone. Ok, Make that Everyone.
Constructive Notice Established as Obstacle to Relation Back Doctrine
WSHB Secures Victory in Construction Defect Case: Contractor Wins Bench Trial
Pennsylvania Modernizes State Building Code
Product Liability Alert: Evidence of Apportionment of Fault Admissible in Strict Products Liability Action
American Arbitration Association Revises Construction Industry Rules and Mediation Procedures
When is Construction Put to Its “Intended Use”?
D.R. Horton Profit Beats Estimates as Home Sales Jumped
No Duty to Defend Faulty Workmanship Under Hawaii Law, but All is not Lost for Insured Contractor
Economist Predicts Housing Starts to Rise in 2014
S&P 500 Little Changed on Home Sales Amid Quarterly Rally
Ohio “property damage” caused by an “occurrence.”
Corvette museum likely to keep part of sinkhole
A Tuesday With Lisa Colon
California Supreme Court Declines to Create Exception to Privette Doctrine for “Known Hazards”
Utah Supreme Court Allows Citizens to Block Real Estate Development Project by Voter Referendum
Staying the Course, Texas Supreme Court Rejects Insurer’s Argument for Exception to Eight-Corners Rule in Determining Duty to Defend
State And Local Bid Protests: Sunk Costs and the Meaning of a “Win”
Newmeyer & Dillion Ranked Fourth Among Medium Sized Companies in 2016 OCBJ Best Places to Work List
He Turned Wall Street Offices Into Homes. Now He Vows to Remake New York
Insurer's Judgment on the Pleadings Based Upon Expected Injury Exclusion Reversed
When to use Arbitration to Resolve Construction Disputes
Gaps in Insurance Created by Complex Risks
2017 California Employment Law Update
Defining Catastrophic Injury Claims
Justin Clark Joins Newmeyer & Dillion’s Walnut Creek Branch as its Newest Associate
Build Back Better Includes Historic Expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
Lauren Motola-Davis Honored By Providence Business News as a 2021 Leader & Achiever
Haight’s Sacramento Office Has Moved
Construction Law Firm Welin, O'Shaughnessy + Scheaf Merging with McDonald Hopkins LLC
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Time Standards for Closing Out Cases
Wilke Fleury Attorneys Featured in 2021 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch!
Robinson+Cole’s Amicus Brief Adopted and Cited by Massachusetts’s High Court
U.S. Department of Justice Settles against Days Inn
New Jersey Court Adopts Continuous Trigger for Construction Defect Claims
Congratulations to Wilke Fleury’s 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!!
Sixth Circuit Rejects Claim for Reverse Bad Faith
Effects of Amendment to Florida's Statute of Repose on the Products Completed Operations Hazard
NY Gov. Sets Industry Advisory Council to Fix Public Contracts Process
It’s All a Matter of [Statutory] Construction: Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Requirements in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.
Keep It Simple: Summarize (Voluminous Evidence, That Is...)
JAMS Announces Updated Construction Rules
Encinitas Office Obtains Complete Defense Verdict Including Attorney Fees and Costs After Ten Day Construction Arbitration
Coyness is Nice. Just Not When Seeking a Default Judgment
Factories Boost U.S. Output as Builders Gain Confidence: Economy
CA Homeowners Challenging Alternate Pre-Litigation Procedures
What You Don’t Know About Construction Law Can Hurt Your Engineering Firm (Law Note)
Home Sales Going to Investors in Daytona Beach Area
Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Known Loss Doctrine & Interpretation of “Occurrence”
Quick Note: Expert Testimony – Back to the Frye Test in Florida