Court Decision Extends Time to File Construction Defect Claims Following Proper Pre-Suit Notice (FL)

/ Owner - December 3, 2018

A new decision out of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal addresses whether providing a mandatory pre-suit notice of construction defect claims satisfies the requirements of Florida’s 10-year Statute of Repose in §95.11(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2014), even if an actual lawsuit is not filed within that period. In a win for Florida homeowners, the Court held that providing the notice of construction defect claims to developers and other responsible parties under § 558.004(1)(a) Fla. Stat. 2014 protects owners from their claims being barred by the Statute of Repose.     Read the article……………….

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