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Four Years Structural Liability John Wheeler 08-21-2008
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Posted by John Wheeler on August 21, 2008, 7:56 pm


I have a home that was built with a costly structural defect. One of
the load bearing stud walls was built without adequate concrete
footing.

I contacted the home builder, who told me to contact a structural
engineer. The engineer informed me that the home builder was liable
for structural defects for four years after the home's construction.
Can anyone point me to an online reference with this information or
anything helpful.

Thanks

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Posted by ransley on August 21, 2008, 8:00 pm


> I have a home that was built with a costly structural defect. One of
> the load bearing stud walls was built without adequate concrete
> footing.
>
> I contacted the home builder, who told me to contact a structural
> engineer. The engineer informed me that the home builder was liable
> for structural defects for four years after the home's construction.
> Can anyone point me to an online reference with this information or
> anything helpful.
>
> Thanks

Helpfull is talk to a lawyer, did you ever hear of statute of
limitations.

Posted by John Wheeler on August 21, 2008, 8:12 pm


That advice was not helpful. I am looking for an online resource I can
consult without talking to a lawyer first, as I'd like to give the
home builder adequate opportunity to fix the problem without going
through legal channels--but I also want to have all my bases covered.

Anyone with helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. If you know
of this 4-year structural defect liability (I haven't been able to
Google for it), please let me know.

Thanks.

Posted by Leroy on August 21, 2008, 8:20 pm


John Wheeler wrote:
> That advice was not helpful. I am looking for an online resource I can
> consult without talking to a lawyer first, as I'd like to give the
> home builder adequate opportunity to fix the problem without going
> through legal channels--but I also want to have all my bases covered.
>
> Anyone with helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. If you know
> of this 4-year structural defect liability (I haven't been able to
> Google for it), please let me know.
>
> Thanks.

Such liability laws vary widely, if they exist at all, from locale to locale.
How about asking the engineer who gave you this info about *his*
source of informatiion?




Posted by John Wheeler on August 21, 2008, 8:26 pm


Thank Leroy, I'll try that. I would also like to solicit anyone else
that might be knowledgeable about the subject. I live in Wilson
County, Tennessee.

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