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Ind. Code § 32-27-1-14

Breach of warranty; award of damages

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.

Sec. 14. (a) If a remodeler breaches a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the owner may bring an action against the remodeler for:

(1) damages arising from the breach; or

(2) specific performance.

(b) If damages are awarded for a breach of a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the award may not be for more than:

(1) the actual damages that are:

(A) necessary to effect repair of the defect that is the cause of the breach; or

(B) the difference between the value of the home without the defect and the home with the defect;

(2) the reasonably foreseeable consequential damages arising from the defect covered by the warranty; and

(3) attorney's fees, if those fees are provided for in the written contract between the parties.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.