IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, COLORADO GOV...

IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, COLORADO GOV BILL OWENS signed intO law Colorado House bill 1161 limiting the amount of currency homeowners can win from builders when they follow up far construction defects. Similar legislation has passed in California and, more lately Nevada, where builders now have a legal "right to repair" before proprietors can sue over defects.

These recently made known legal speed bumps may court lawsuit-wary insurance agencies back into the family builder camp. But you can bet that the thousands of plaintiff attorneys, adroit witnesses, and foundation-repair companies that make their living upon the backs of construction failures will be