The time for commencement of a legal action for breach of duty arising from a home inspection report shall not exceed four years from the date of the inspection.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7199
Home Inspectors
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 106 Cal. App. 4th 1415 - Moreno v. Sanchez (2003)
Most recently applied in Brisbane Lodging, L.P. v. Webcor Builders, Inc. (June 2013)
Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 338, Sec. 2
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