{"id":899039,"date":"2021-08-18T14:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=899039"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:43:22","slug":"implied-warranties-of-workmanship-and-habitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/implied-warranties-of-workmanship-and-habitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Home Builder Disclaim Implied Warranties of Workmanship and Habitability?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kevin J. Parker | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swlaw.com\/blog\/real-estate-litigation\/2021\/08\/03\/can-a-home-builder-disclaim-implied-warranties-of-workmanship-and-habitability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Snell &amp; Wilmer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent Arizona Court of Appeals case,\u00a0<em>Zambrano v. M &amp; RC II LLC,\u00a0<\/em>2021 WL 3204491 (7\/29\/2021), the Court of Appeals addressed the question whether a home builder\u2019s attempt to disclaim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/arizona-court-of-appeals-issues-decision-related-to-the-application-of-the-statute-of-repose-and-economic-loss-doctrine-for-subsequent-home-purchasers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">implied warranties of workmanship and habitability<\/a> was effective.\u00a0 In that case, the buyer initialed the builder\u2019s prominent disclaimer of all implied warranties, including implied warranties of habitability and workmanship.\u00a0 After the purchase, the buyer sued the builder, claiming construction defects.\u00a0 The builder moved for summary judgment, seeking enforcement of the disclaimer of warranties.\u00a0 The trial court granted the builder\u2019s motion for summary judgment, thereby enforcing the disclaimers.\u00a0 The buyer appealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court of Appeals addressed the question whether \u2013 as a matter of public policy \u2013 the implied warranties of workmanship and habitability were waivable.&nbsp; The Court of Appeals started the analysis by noting that the Arizona Supreme Court had, in a 1979 case, judicially eliminated the&nbsp;<em>caveat emptor<\/em>&nbsp;rule for newly built homes.&nbsp; The court further noted the long history of cases detailing the public policy favoring the implied warranties.&nbsp; But the court also noted the competing public policy of allowing parties to freely contract; explaining that the usual and most important function of the courts is to maintain and enforce contracts rather than allowing parties to escape their contractual obligations on the pretext of public policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In weighing the competing public policies, the court reversed the trial court, holding: \u201cAs we study the scales, we conclude the public policy supporting the implied warranty clearly outweighs the freedom-of-contract interest in the waiver\u2019s enforcement.&nbsp; A new home buyer cannot waive \u2013 and a builder cannot disclaim \u2013 the implied warranty of workmanship and habitability.\u201d&nbsp; The Court of Appeals also noted that further guidance might come from the Arizona Supreme Court. Thus, the Court of Appeals\u2019 answer to the question might not be the final answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin J. Parker | Snell &amp; Wilmer In a recent Arizona Court of Appeals case,\u00a0Zambrano v. 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