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Warranties on real property must be honored
A stucco manufacturer that advertised a 20-year warranty may have to make good on that offer, despite a North Carolina law that generally requires any lawsuits over real property improvements […]
NC lawmakers change groundwater litigation limits
RALEIGH — The General Assembly has received final approval to clarify a law on time limits for filing personal injury lawsuits in North Carolina courts. The bill could help tainted water litigation continue […]
Court rules against homeowners in toxic water case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a group of homeowners in North Carolina can’t sue a company that contaminated their drinking water decades ago because a state deadline has lapsed, […]
N.C. Supreme Court hears homebuilding warranty case
RALEIGH – A case that lawyers say could result in limiting the protections provided by standard 10-year new-home warranties – and even longer warranties for homebuilding products – was argued […]
Statute of repose on trial
RALEIGH – Willful and wanton negligence will be considered in an N.C. Supreme Court appeal that could affect the pocketbooks of homebuilders, construction product manufacturers and homebuyers – and the […]
NEWS ANALYSIS Under construction: Court’s decision provides no blueprint
Under state law, every new house built and sold in N.C. comes with an implied warranty that the home is free from major structural defects when it was sold, but the builder can expressly warrant the house for more, and for longer, often up to 10 years. But a decision by an N.C. court comes with no warranty that it will ever be enforced ─ or even understandable ─ or for how long.
Court decision appears to limit construction warranties
Homebuilders will likely not be affected by an N.C. Court of Appeals decision handed down this week that appears to limit all construction warranties to six years, even when the builder expressly provides a longer one, according to the top lawyer for the N.C. Home Builders Association.
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