Bill Text: CA AB3219 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Construction defects: actions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-17 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB3219 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB3219-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3219

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Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier

February 21, 2020

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An act to add Section 916.5 to the Civil Code, relating to construction defects.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3219, as introduced, Frazier. Construction defects: actions.

Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires a builder who, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection.

This bill would require that the inspection for purposes of the nonadversarial procedure be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 916.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:

916.5.

 An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractor’s State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.