As used in the Right to Repair Act: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;B. 'construction professional' means a contractor or subcontractor performing the construction of a dwelling;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;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;E. 'purchaser' means a person or entity who was the original purchaser or subsequent owner of a dwelling;F. 'reasonable detail' includes all of the following:(1) an itemized list that describes each alleged construction defect; and(2) the street address of the dwelling where bsequent owner of a dwelling;F. 'reasonable detail' includes all of the following:(1) an itemized list that describes each alleged construction defect; and(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; andG. 'seller' means the party responsible for construction of the dwelling.History: Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 4 made Laws 2023, ch. 200, § 2 effective July 1, 2023.
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