Chapter 14 - CHAPTER 14 RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 14 RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Ronald M. Sandgrund, Esq.
Valerie M. Sullan, Esq.
Leslie A. Tuft, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 14.1 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

§ 14.2 OVERVIEW OF COLORADO LAW RELATING TO NEW HOME SALES AND CONSTRUCTION

§ 14.2.1-Common Law
§ 14.2.2-Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations
§ 14.2.3-Colorado's Construction Defect Action Reform Act (CDARA)
§ 14.2.4-Recovering "Actual Damages" Under CDARA II
§ 14.2.5-Colorado's Homeowner Protection Act of 2007 (HPA)
§ 14.2.6-Colorado's Construction Professional Liability Insurance Act of 2010
§ 14.2.7-The Construction Defect Action Reform Act of 2017 (CDARA III)
§ 14.2.8-Construction Defect Municipal Ordinances
§ 14.2.9-Metropolitan Districts

§ 14.3 POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES

§ 14.3.1-Builder-Vendors
§ 14.3.2-Production Builders
§ 14.3.3-Custom Builders
§ 14.3.4-Developers
§ 14.3.5-General Contractors
§ 14.3.6-Officers, Directors, and Employees
§ 14.3.7-Subcontractors
§ 14.3.8-Architects
§ 14.3.9-Soils, Structural, and Other Engineers
§ 14.3.10-Material and Product Suppliers
§ 14.3.11-Local Code Authorities
§ 14.3.12-Adjoining Landowners

§ 14.4 CONTRACT CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND SALE OF A HOME

§ 14.4.1-Breach of Contract
§ 14.4.2-Breach of Express Warranties

§ 14.4.3-Breach of Implied Warranties
§ 14.4.4-Proof of Breach of Warranty
§ 14.4.5-Causation and Damages
§ 14.4.6-Prejudgment Interest as Damages
§ 14.4.7-Attorney Fees as Damages

§ 14.5 TORT CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND SALE OF A HOME

§ 14.5.1-Negligence
§ 14.5.2-Misrepresentation and Concealment
§ 14.5.3-Strict Product Liability
§ 14.5.4-Trespass and Nuisance
§ 14.5.5-Loss of Lateral Support
§ 14.5.6-Unique Damages Issues ("Extrapolation" Evidence)
§ 14.5.7-Unique Damages Issues ("Useful Life" Evidence)
§ 14.5.8-Unique Damages Issues (Permanent Injury - Single Lawsuit)
§ 14.5.9-Unique Damages Issues (Apportioning Damages in Complex Construction Disputes)
§ 14.5.10-Unique Damages Issues (Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions)

§ 14.6 STATUTORY AND RELATED CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND SALE OF A HOME

§ 14.6.1-Soils and Hazard Analyses of Residential Construction Act
§ 14.6.2-Colorado's Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) - Deceptive Trade Practices
§ 14.6.3-Natural Hazards Area Statute
§ 14.6.4-Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
§ 14.6.5-Environmental Hazards and Hazardous Wastes Laws
§ 14.6.6-Uniform Building Codes
§ 14.6.7-Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA)

§ 14.7 EQUITABLE CLAIMS...