James Yand | Miller Nash A recent Washington Bill 5528, sponsored by the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association and the American Subcontractors Association of Washington, along with many other industry trade groups, successfully passed the Washington Legislature. The Bill will implement retainage reform to mirror the same retention limits that already exist in public… Continue reading Retention Reform Bill Passed in Washington for Private Construction Projects
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A Reminder for Contractors of Perils of Not Registering
Mark J. Barak | Stoel Rives Chapter 18.27 of the Revised Code of Washington (“chapter”) contains the requirements for contractors performing services in Washington state. This chapter governs who is considered a contractor, the registration requirements of those contractors, and what could happen if those contractors do not register. Recently, the Washington Supreme Court found… Continue reading A Reminder for Contractors of Perils of Not Registering
Residential Sellers and Purchasers Beware: One Year Limitation to File Suit Under a Residential Construction Contract Held Unenforceable
Joseph Evans | Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson This past fall, in a split 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a one-year limit to file suit under a residential construction contract was unconscionable and, as a result, void and unenforceable. Tadych v. Noble Ridge Construction, 519 P.3d 199 (2022). The Court articulated that a… Continue reading Residential Sellers and Purchasers Beware: One Year Limitation to File Suit Under a Residential Construction Contract Held Unenforceable
Recent Supreme Court Decision Could Have Substantial Impact on Builders
Cassidy Ingram | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight On October 27, 2022, the Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision which could have a substantial impact on the enforceability of contract clauses that require litigation to be commenced within a stated period of time from project completion. In Tadych v. Noble Ridge Construction, Inc.,the Supreme Court held… Continue reading Recent Supreme Court Decision Could Have Substantial Impact on Builders
One-Year Limitation on Claims in Washington Are Unenforceable
Tristan Swanson | Miller Nash Today the Supreme Court of Washington issued a decision finding a contractual one-year limitation period in a construction contract unconscionable. The decision—Tadychs v. Noble Ridge—arose from the construction of a custom house. The contractor, Noble Ridge Construction, placed a one-year limitations clause into its construction contract with its customers, the… Continue reading One-Year Limitation on Claims in Washington Are Unenforceable