“Chapter 1 provides definitions. (§ 895.) Chapter 2 describes actionable construction defects by setting forth standards for residential construction.

A homeowners association of a common interest developmentis also a claimant. (§895, subd.(f).) Civil Code §896, in the first paragraph before subdivision (a), provides the scope and exclusivity of the Act, noting that the Act replaces common law standards of due care in construction andstrict liability with statutory standards that all new construction must meet but that no builder must exceed unless the builder contracts to do so.

The proposed amicus brief was prepared ona pro bonobasis by the undersigned and has not been drafted by counsel for any of the parties involved in thelitigation. INTRODUCTION The case presented by the Real Parties in Interest addresses the statutory requirements of SB800 (codified at Civil Code § 895, et seq.) as such requirementsrelate to a homeowner’s right to seek damages from a home manufacturer/builder when a single, possibly catastrophic loss involving damageto the structure occurs. The Real Parties in Interest assert that the statutory notice requirements of SB800 do not apply to the claims presented in their underlying complaint because the defective construction in the case caused other physical property damage, and not just pure economic loss.

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