Tag: Minnesota

Minnesota Addresses How Its Construction Statute of Repose Applies to Condominiums

William Doerler | White & Williams Courts often struggle with the question of when the statute of repose starts to run for construction projects that involve multiple buildings or phases. In Village Lofts at St. Anthony Falls Ass’n v. Housing Partners III-Lofts, LLC, 937 N.W.2d 430 (Minn. 2020) (Village Lofts), the Supreme Court of Minnesota addressed how… Continue reading Minnesota Addresses How Its Construction Statute of Repose Applies to Condominiums

Turning Back the Clock: The New Timeline for Warranty Claims in Multi-Family Construction

Nicholas Loyal | Stinson The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued a decision that altered the rules on when the clock starts on a condo association’s right to bring a claim under Minnesota’s new home statutory warranties. Those warranties will now begin to run on the date the first unit in a building is sold, rather… Continue reading Turning Back the Clock: The New Timeline for Warranty Claims in Multi-Family Construction

Multi-Building Condominium: When Does Statute of Repose Begin?

Stanley A. Martin | Commonsense Construction Law The Supreme Court of Minnesota has ruled that the MN statute of repose, for a multi-building condominium project, is determined on a building-by-building basis, and not on completion of the entire project. The court was faced with two issues. First, is the statutory warranty triggered by completion and… Continue reading Multi-Building Condominium: When Does Statute of Repose Begin?

Changes to Minnesota Laws Affecting Construction

Nicholas Loyal | Stinson | July 23, 2019 In the 2019 session, the Minnesota Legislature introduced a number of sweeping changes to statutes affecting individuals in the construction industry. On August 1, 2019, a number of those changes will go into effect. These changes are important to understand, as some of them contain civil and… Continue reading Changes to Minnesota Laws Affecting Construction

Federal and State Court Split on Procedure for Alleging Bad Faith

Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 29, 2019 Minnesota Statute section 604.18, commonly known as Minnesota’s Bad Faith Law, permits an insured to add a claim to recover taxable costs based on an insurance company’s bad faith denial of policy benefits. The procedure for bringing a claim under section 604.18 differs… Continue reading Federal and State Court Split on Procedure for Alleging Bad Faith