HB 2213 Summary

• Requires claimants to provide detailed descriptions with particularity and specificity of construction defects in notice of claim, rather than general statements, with a 90-day advance notice period before filing action against a contractor.

• Mandates claimants submit actual evidence with notice of claim, including expert reports, photographs, videotapes, and testing results depicting the nature, cause, and extent of necessary repairs.

• Establishes a 14-day acceptance window for claimants to respond to contractor inspection proposals, with inspection to occur within 30 days of acceptance unless parties agree otherwise.

• Limits claimant recovery to the value of the contractor's offer if claimant unreasonably rejects a proposal to inspect or a settlement offer, and denies claimant attorney fees and costs while awarding them to the contractor.

• Effective date: July 1, 3000.