REFERENCE TITLE: historic property; contractors' recovery fund

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Forty-ninth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2010

 

 

HB 2360

 

Introduced by

Representatives Sinema: Ableser, Heinz

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 32‑1131, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the residential contractors' recovery fund.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 32-1131, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE32-1131.  Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Assessment" means the contribution by a contractor to the residential contractors' recovery fund.

2.  "Fund" means the residential contractors' recovery fund.

3.  "Person injured" means any owner of residential real property which is classified either as class three property under section 42‑12003 or as noncommercial historic class six property under section 42‑12006, paragraph 1 and which is actually occupied or intended to be occupied by the owner as a residence including community property, tenants in common or joint tenants who are damaged by the failure of a residential contractor or a dual licensed contractor to adequately build or improve a residential structure or appurtenance on that real property.  Included in this definition are lessees of residential real property who contract directly with a residential contractor or indirectly with a subcontractor of that contractor and homeowners' or unit owners' associations after transfer of control from the builder or developer for damages to the common elements within the complex.

4.  "Residential contractor" means a contractor as defined in section 32‑1101 who is licensed to perform work on residential property pursuant to this chapter and who engages in residential contracting. END_STATUTE