{"id":608107,"date":"2015-03-05T06:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=608107"},"modified":"2015-03-04T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:44:53","slug":"sandoval-signs-bill-to-reform-nevada-construction-defect-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/sandoval-signs-bill-to-reform-nevada-construction-defect-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandoval Signs Bill to Reform Nevada Construction Defect Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Whaley\u00a0| Las Vegas Review-Journal | February 24, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed the first major Republican-backed reform bill of the 2015 session, a measure making changes to Nevada\u2019s construction defect law.<\/p>\n<p>The bill saw final approval in the Legislature on Friday, when Senate Republicans beat back efforts by Democrats to amend Assembly Bill 125 and passed the measure on a party-line vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my State of the State address, I challenged the Legislature with passing meaningful construction defect reform,\u201d Sandoval said in a statement. \u201cThey have met that challenge with the Homeowner Protections Act, which discourages frivolous litigation and strengthens Nevada\u2019s rebounding housing market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis piece of legislation incorporates bipartisan perspectives brought forth by policymakers and leaders of industry for more than a decade,\u201d he said. \u201cI would like to thank Assemblyman Ira Hansen for leading on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Called the Homeowner Protections Act of 2015 by supporters, the legislation restricts the definition of what constitutes a home defect, repeals a provision allowing attorney fees and costs in a home defect judgment, and requires specific descriptions of defects.<\/p>\n<p>It also reduces the statute of limitations to six years from as many as 10 years in current law and disallows homeowner association boards from filing a defect suit on behalf of homes within their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argued the bill went too far in restricting the legal rights of homeowners to fix problems with their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, called the measure the \u201chomeowner rejection\u201d act rather than a homeowner protection act at a joint hearing on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/nevada-legislature\/sandoval-signs-bill-reform-nevada-construction-defect-law\">Sandoval signs bill to reform Nevada construction defect law | Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Whaley\u00a0| Las Vegas Review-Journal | February 24, 2015 Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed the first major Republican-backed reform bill of the 2015 session, a measure making changes to Nevada\u2019s construction defect law. 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