Wash. High Court: Limit On Time To Sue For Construction Defects Is Unconscionable

Mealey's (November 1, 2022, 1:38 PM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — A one-year statute of limitations contained in a warranty provision in a new home construction contract is unconscionable and unenforceable given Washington’s statutory six-year statute of limitations for defect claims, a majority of the Washington Supreme Court found in voiding the contract provision....