Cesar Avila and Kellyt Melchiondo | Bilzin Sumberg On April 13, 2023, governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 (“SB 360”) into law, which drastically reduces the time limit for property owners to file suit against builders and construction professionals for construction defects and imposes a more stringent standard for bringing a claim under the… Continue reading Florida Legislature Enacts Major Changes to the Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Claims
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Client Alert: Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects
Brett M. Henson | Shumaker Loop & Kendrick On April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 360 (Chapter 2023-22, Laws of Florida), which shortens the time period for bringing design and construction defect claims, clarifies the application of these time periods on multi-building projects, and adds a “materiality” required to statutory claims… Continue reading Client Alert: Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects
Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose
Jason Bullinger | Rumberger Kirk Last October, Rumberger attorney Jason Bullinger and attorney Dan Webster at Daniel J. Webster, P.A. obtained a win for Florida contractors, engineers, and architects by persuading a Volusia County Circuit judge that a condominium Association’s lawsuit was barred by Florida’s ten-year statute of repose (Opus Condominium Association, Inc. v. Associated Construction Group… Continue reading Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose
Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
Jason Bullinger | Rumberger Kirk In late December 2022, the Florida Legislature proposed changes to the Florida Statute of Repose for Construction Defects to clarify a statute with ambiguous language. The statute is used to determine how long a party has to file a claim for construction defects after a structure or improvement has been… Continue reading Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
Repairs Performed Years After Completion Do Not Toll Statute Of Repose
Andrew Kessler | Wood Smith Henning & Berman In Venema v. Moser Builders, Inc., 2370 EDA 2021 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 29, 2022), the Superior Court held that the Statute of Repose was not tolled by repairs made several years after the certificate of occupancy was issued. Homeowners are not entitled to unilaterally dictate an extended… Continue reading Repairs Performed Years After Completion Do Not Toll Statute Of Repose