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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION STATUTES

CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS
TITLE 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS
CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
§895.	Definitions
CHAPTER 2. ACTIONABLE DEFECTS
§896.	Standards for Residential Construction
§897.	Intent of Standards
CHAPTER 3. OBLIGATIONS
§900.	Warranty Covering Fit and Finish Items
§901.	Enhanced Protection Agreement
§902.	Enhanced Protection Agreement — Applicability of Sections 896 and 897
§903.	Enhanced Protection Agreement — Builder's Duties
§904.	Enhanced Protection Agreement — Enforcement of Construction Standards
§905.	Action to Enforce Construction Standards — Builder's Right to Seek Determination of Applicability of Sections 896 or 897 or Enhanced Protection Agreement
§906.	Builder's Election of Enhanced Protection Agreement Applicable to Issues Governed bySections 896 and 987
§907.	Obligation of Homeowner to Follow Reasonable Maintenance Obligations
CHAPTER 4. PRELITIGATION PROCEDURE
§910.	Procedures Required Prior to Filing Action for Violation of Construction Standards
§911.	"Builder" Defined
§912.	Builder's Duties
§913.	Written Acknowledgment of Receipt of Notice
§914.	Nonadversarial Procedure Established
§915.	Actions Resulting in Nonapplication of Chapter
§916.	Builder's Inspection of Claimed Unmet Standards
§917.	Offer to Repair
§918.	Authorization to Proceed With Repair
§919.	Offer to Mediate Dispute
§920.	Actions Resulting in Filing of Action by Homeowner
§921.	Procedure When Resolution Involves Repair by Builder
§922.	Observation and Electronic Recording, Videotaping, or Photographing of Repair Allowed
§923.	Availability to Homeowner of Correspondence, Photographs and Other MaterialPertaining to Repairs
§924.	Offer to Repair Some, But Not All, of Claimed Unmet Standards
§925.	Failure to Timely Complete Repairs
§926.	Release or Waiver in Exchange for Repair Work Prohibited
§927.	Statute of Limitations
§928.	Mediation Procedure
§929.	Cash Offer in Lieu of Repair
§930.	Strict Construction of Requirements — Failure to Conform
§931.	Claim Combined With Other Causes of Action
§932.	Subsequently Discovered Claims
§933.	Evidence of Repair Work
§934.	Evidence of Parties' Conduct
§935.	Similar Requirements of Civil Code Section 1375
§936.	Applicability of Title to Other Entities Involved in Construction Process
§937.	Claims and Damages Not Covered by Title
§938.	Applicability of Title
CHAPTER 5. PROCEDURE
§941.	Time Limit for Bringing Action
§942.	Claims Involving Residential Construction Standards
§943.	Other Causes of Action; Claims Involving Detached Single-Family Home
§944.	Damages
§945.	Original Purchasers and Successors-in-Interest
§945.5.	Affirmative Defenses

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