SB 800: California's Builders Right to Repair Bill
Senate Bill (SB) 800, the ‘Builders Right To Repair’ bill was signed into law September 20, 2002, and took effect for every living unit sold in California after January 1, 2003. The bill specifies the rights and requirements of a homeowner to bring a construction defect action, contains building standards and functionality requirements for new residential units, and gives a detailed pre-litigation procedure.
SB 800 was developed as a compromise of various factions of the building and legal communities to address the problems of the home building industry. The 9,000 word bill states the intent of the legislature is to improve the procedure for the administration of civil justice in construction defect cases.
Learning Objectives
Overview of SB800
Understand the basic contents of the law
Discuss the importance of the builder and contractors
Review Actionable Defects defined by SB800
Study the SB800 pre-litigation procedure
Contrast SB800 with Traditional CD Litigation
Review example Offer to Repair documents
Program Outline
Introduction
Traditional Construction Defect Litigation
SB800 Summary
Actionable Defects
SB800 Procedure
Offer to Repair
Conclusion
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