Rhode Island Supreme Court Imposes A New Time Limitation On Original Homeowners To Discover Latent Defects
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21
In a case of first impression, the Rhode Island Supreme Court this term held that a homeowner has (1) ten years following the substantial completion of an improvement to real property to discover a latent defect and (2) three years following the discovery of the latent defect or three years of the date when, in the exercise of due diligence, the homeowner should have discovered such latent defects, to bring a claim for breach of implied warranty......
By: Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.