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AR SB181
Bill
Status
3/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Williams
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Foundation Repair Contracts Act" as a new subchapter under Arkansas Code Title 4, Chapter 75 to regulate foundation repair contracts and prevent misleading or deceptive business practices.
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Requires foundation repair contracts to include the legal description and street address of the single-family dwelling and the names and addresses of both the homeowner and contractor parties.
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Makes foundation repair contracts enforceable by homeowners against contractors for the time period specified in the contract.
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Authorizes homeowners who successfully sue for remedies under this act to recover repair costs, defect remediation expenses, structural damage reconstruction costs, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
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Defines "contractor" as a person or entity that repairs foundations of single-family dwellings, "homeowner" as initial or subsequent owners of single-family dwellings, and "single-family dwelling" as structures built for habitation by 1 to 4 families.
Legislative Description
To Regulate Foundation Repair Contracts.
Last Action
Notification that SB181 is now Act 687
3/26/2015