As used in the Right to Repair Act:

1. A. "construction defect" means a deficiency in the construction of a dwelling that is the result of a failure to exercise that degree of skill a reasonably prudent person skilled in such work would exercise in such circumstances;
2. B. "construction professional" means a contractor or subcontractor performing the construction of a dwelling;
3. C. "dwelling" means a newly constructed single family housing unit designed for residential use. "Dwelling" includes the systems and other components and improvements that are part of a single family housing unit at the time of construction;
4. D. "dwelling action" means a complaint in court or the mechanism for dispute resolution in the construction contract between the purchaser and seller involving an alleged construction defect brought by a purchaser against the seller of a dwelling arising out of or related to the construction of the dwelling;
5. E. "purchaser" means a person or entity who was the original purchaser or subsequent owner of a dwelling;

6. F. "reasonable detail" includes all of the following:

   1. (1) an itemized list that describes each alleged construction defect; and
   2. (2) the street address of the dwelling where the alleged construction defect is observed and the location in the dwelling that is the subject of the notice; and
7. G. "seller" means the party responsible for construction of the dwelling.

History: Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 4 made Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 2 effective July 1, 2023.