The Right to Repair Act Attorneys
Overview
The Right to Repair Act provides residential builders with a right to repair alleged defective construction before the homeowner can file a lawsuit for damages. The builder must be diligent to satisfy the strict deadlines required by the Act, otherwise the homeowner is released from having to further participate in the pre-litigation procedure. The Right to Repair Act also contains numerous functionality standards for construction which must be satisfied, along with specific statutes of limitation for certain residential construction work, which can be as short as one year from the close of escrow.
The Right to Repair Act attorneys at Flores Ryan, LLP have expertise in every aspect of Right to Repair Act procedures, deadlines, and strategies. We provide the legal expertise to ensure that construction defect claims are properly prepared and filed. Our extensive experience with the Right to Repair Act allows us to advance construction defect disputes to strategically maximize the likelihood of a rapid and substantial recovery.
ARTICLES
Get it Right: Reissuance and Reinstatement
Everything you need to know about the processes and criteria for the reissuance and reinstatement of a contractors license.
What you need to know about CSLB complaints
This article covers the process of complaints and citations issued from the CSLB
Mechanics Lien Deadlines to Watch
Suggestions and strategies for securing a mechanics lien, payment for work completed, and navigation of the strict deadlines.
Maintaining a California contractors license in good standing
This article will cover the elements all contractors must pay attention to in order to ensure that their contractors license is properly maintained.
KEY POINTS
- The Right to Repair Act was enacted by legislature with the intent of encouraging parties to resolve construction defect disputes amongst themselves before utilizing expensive and lengthy litigation. The Act describes actionable construction defects by setting forth standards for residential construction.
- Under the Right to Repair Act, actionable defects are those that violate one of more of the functionality standards set forth in the act. These standards are intended to address every component or function of a structure.
- Homeowners are only entitled to damages for the reasonable value of repairing violations, cost to repair other damages caused by repair efforts, relocation and storage expenses, investigative costs, costs recoverable by contract or statute, and lost business income if the residence was used as the principal place of business licensed to be run from the home.
- Under the Right to Repair Act general contractors and subcontractors are not classified as builders unless they are selling units to the public for purchase.
- Builders are generally strictly liable for violations of functionality standards under the act.
FORMS
Below you can generate the following forms that are applicable to reissuance and reinstatement: