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IN Code § 32-27-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-3. "Home" Defined

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "home" means an attached or detached single family dwelling.(b) The term includes an attached garage.(c) The term does not include:(1) a driveway;(2) a walkway;(3) a patio;(4) a boundary wall;(5) a retaining wall not necessary for the structural stability of the home;(6) landscaping;(7) a fence;(8) an offsite improvement;(9) an appurtenant recreational facility; or(10) other similar item.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-4. "Home Improvement" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "home improvement" means any alteration, repair, or other modification of an existing home.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-5. "Home Improvement Contract" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "home improvement contract" means a written agreement between a remodeler and an owner to make a home improvement.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-6. "Load Bearing Parts of the Home" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "load bearing parts of the home" means the following:(1) Foundation systems and footings.(2) Beams.(3) Girders.(4) Lintels.(5) Columns.(6) Walls and partitions.(7) Floor systems.(8) Roof framing systems.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-7. "Major Structural Defect" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "major structural defect" means actual physical damage to the load bearing functions of the load bearing parts of the home that:(1) were installed, altered, or repaired by the remodeler in the course of remodeling the home; or(2) although not installed, altered, or repaired by the remodeler, were directly damaged by the work of the remodeler;to the extent that the home becomes unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise unlivable.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-8. "Owner" Defined

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "owner" means a person who:(1) owns the home; and(2) contracts with the remodeler to perform the home improvement work in the home improvement contract.The term includes any of the owner's successors in title before the expiration of the warranties defined by this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-9. "Person" Defined

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a cooperative, or other legal entity.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-10. "Remodeler" Defined

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "remodeler" means a person who contracts with an owner to alter, repair, or modify the owner's home.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-11. "Warranty Date" Defined

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "warranty date" means the date by which all home improvements and work under the home improvement contract have been substantially completed so the owner can occupy and use the improvement in the manner contemplated by the home improvement contract.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-12. Warranty Coverage; Warranties Survive Legal or Equitable Title

Sec. 12. (a) In performing home improvements and in contracting to perform home improvements, a remodeler may warrant to the owner the following:(1) During the two (2) year period beginning on the warranty date, the home improvement must be free from defects in workmanship or materials.(2) During the two (2) year period beginning on the warranty date, the home improvement must be free from defects caused by faulty installation of:(A) new plumbing systems;(B) new electrical systems;(C) new heating, cooling, and ventilating systems; or(D) extended parts of existing systems.The warranty does not cover appliances, fixtures, or items of equipment that are installed under the home improvement contract.(3) During the four (4) year period beginning on the warranty date, the home improvement must be free from defects caused by faulty workmanship or defective materials in the roof or roof systems of the home improvement.(4) During the ten (10) year period beginning on the warranty date, the home improvement and affected load bearing parts of the home must be free from major structural defects.(b) The warranties provided in this section survive the passing of legal or equitable title in the home to subsequent persons.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-12.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-13. Warranty Disclaimers; Conditions; Acknowledgment; Default

Sec. 13. (a) A remodeler may disclaim all implied warranties only if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The warranties defined in this chapter are expressly provided for in the home improvement contract between a remodeler and an owner.(2) The performance of the warranty obligations is guaranteed by an insurance policy in an amount equal to the contract price made under the home improvement contract.(3) The remodeler carries completed operations products liability insurance covering the remodeler's liability for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages arising from a defect covered by the warranties provided by the remodeler.(b) The disclaimer must be printed in a minimum size of 10 point boldface type setting forth that the warranties defined by this chapter replace the implied warranties that have been disclaimed by the remodeler. The owner must affirmatively acknowledge by complete signature that the owner has read, understands, and voluntarily agrees to the disclaimer.(c) The owner must acknowledge the disclaimer of implied warranties by signing, at the time of execution of the home improvement contract, a separate one (1) page notice attached to the home improvement contract that includes the following language:"NOTICE OF WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIESI recognize that by accepting the express warranties and the insurance covering those warranties for the periods provided in this home improvement contract, I am giving up the right to any claims for implied warranties, which may be greater than the express warranties. Implied warranties are unwritten warranties relating to the reasonable expectations of a homeowner with regard to the remodeling and home improvement of the homeowner's home, as those reasonable expectations are defined by the courts on a case by case basis.".(d) If there is a default of the:(1) insurance for the performance of the warranty obligations; or(2) completed operations products liability insurance;the disclaimer by the remodeler is void.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-13.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-14. Breach of Warranty; Award of Damages

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.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-14.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-1-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties|32-27-1-15. Warranties in Addition to Contract Rights; Remedies

Sec. 15. (a) The warranties defined in this chapter are in addition to any other rights created by contract between the parties.(b) The remedies provided in section 14 of this chapter do not limit any remedies available in an action that is not predicated on the breach of an express or implied warranty defined by this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-15.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-1. Effective Date of Warranties

Sec. 1. The warranties defined by this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5 or IC 32-15-7 before their repeal) become effective on the warranty date attributed to a new home.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-2. "Initial Home Buyer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "initial home buyer" means a person who executes a contract with a builder to buy a new home and who:(1) occupies the new home as its first occupant; and(2) occupies the new home as a residence.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-3. "Major Structural Defect" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "major structural defect" means actual damage to the load bearing part of a new home, including actual damage due to:(1) subsidence;(2) expansion; or(3) lateral movement;of the soil affecting the load bearing function, unless the subsidence, expansion, or lateral movement of the soil is caused by flood, earthquake, or some other natural disaster.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-4. "New Home" Defined

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "new home" means a new dwelling occupied for the first time after construction.(b) The term does not include:(1) a detached garage;(2) a driveway;(3) a walkway;(4) a patio;(5) a boundary wall;(6) a retaining wall not necessary for the structural stability of the new home;(7) landscaping;(8) a fence;(9) nonpermanent construction material;(10) an off-site improvement;(11) an appurtenant recreational facility; or(12) other similar item.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-5. "Home Buyer" Defined

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "home buyer" means a purchaser of a new home.(b) The term includes any owner of the new home before the expiration of the warranties defined by this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-6. "Builder" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "builder" means a person who constructs new homes for sale, including the construction of new homes on land owned by home buyers.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-7. "Warranty Date" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "warranty date" means the date of the first occupancy of the new home as a residence by one (1) of the following:(1) The builder.(2) An individual or individuals renting the home from the builder.(3) An individual or individuals living in the home at the request of the builder.(4) The initial home buyer.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.165-2005, SEC.9.
IN Code § 32-27-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-8. Warranties of Builder; Survival of Warranties

Sec. 8. (a) In selling a completed new home, and in contracting to sell a new home to be completed, the builder may warrant to the initial home buyer the following:(1) During the two (2) year period beginning on the warranty date, the new home will be free from defects caused by faulty workmanship or defective materials.(2) During the two (2) year period beginning on the warranty date, the new home will be free from defects caused by faulty installation of:(A) plumbing;(B) electrical;(C) heating;(D) cooling; or(E) ventilating;systems, exclusive of fixtures, appliances, or items of equipment.(3) During the four (4) year period beginning on the warranty date, the new home will be free from defects caused by faulty workmanship or defective materials in the roof or roof systems of the new home.(4) During the ten (10) year period beginning on the warranty date, the new home will be free from major structural defects.(b) The warranties provided in this section (or IC 34-4-20.5-8 or IC 32-15-7 before their repeal) survive the passing of legal or equitable title in the new home to a home buyer.(c) An individual identified in section 7(1), 7(2), or 7(3) of this chapter who is selling a new home shall notify the purchaser of the home in writing on or before the date of closing or transfer of the new home of:(1) the warranty date (as defined in section 7 of this chapter); and(2) the amount of time remaining under the warranty.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.165-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 32-27-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-9. Disclaimer of Implied Warranties

Sec. 9. (a) A builder may disclaim all implied warranties only if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The warranties defined in this chapter are expressly provided for in the written contract between a builder and an initial home buyer of a new home.(2) The performance of the warranty obligations is backed by an insurance policy in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of the new home.(3) The builder carries completed operations products liability insurance covering the builder's liability for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages arising from a defect covered by the warranties provided by the builder.(b) The disclaimer must be printed in a minimum size of 10 point boldface type setting forth that the statutory warranties of this chapter are in lieu of the implied warranties that have been disclaimed by the builder, and the initial home buyer must affirmatively acknowledge by complete signature that the home buyer has read, understands, and voluntarily agrees to the disclaimer. Additionally, the initial home buyer must acknowledge the disclaimer of implied warranties by signing, at the time of execution of the contract, a separate one (1) page notice, attached to the contract, that includes and begins with the following language:"NOTICE OF WAIVER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIESI recognize that by accepting the express warranties and the insurance covering those warranties for the periods of time provided in this contract, I am giving up the right to any claims for implied warranties, which may be greater than the express warranties. Implied warranties are unwritten warranties relating to the reasonable expectations of a homeowner with regard to the construction of the homeowner's home, as those reasonable expectations are defined by the courts on a case by case basis.".(c) If there is a default of either:(1) the insurance for the performance of the warranty obligations; or(2) the completed operations products liability insurance;the disclaimer by the builder is void from and after the default.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-10. Breach of Warranty; Actions Against Builder; Damages; Attorney's Fees

Sec. 10. (a) If a builder provides and breaches a warranty set forth in section 8 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5-8 or IC 32-15-7-8 before their repeal), the home buyer may bring an action against the builder 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 8 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5-8 or IC 32-15-7-8 before their repeal), the award may be for not more than:(1) the actual damages, which are either:(A) the amount necessary to effect repair of the defect that is the cause of the breach; or(B) the amount of the difference between the value of the new home without the defect and the value of the new 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.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties|32-27-2-11. Warranties in Addition to Contract Rights; Other Remedies

Sec. 11. (a) The warranties set forth in this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5 or IC 32-15-7 before their repeal) are in addition to any rights created by contract between the parties.(b) The remedies provided in section 10 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5-10 or IC 32-15-7-10 before their repeal) do not limit any remedies available in an action that is not predicated upon the breach of an express or implied warranty set forth in this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5 or IC 32-15-7 before their repeal) or otherwise existing.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-15-7-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
IN Code § 32-27-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property|Chapter 3. Notice and Opportunity to Repair|32-27-3-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Action" means any civil lawsuit or action in contract or tort for damages or indemnity brought against a construction professional to assert a claim, whether by complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim, for damage or the loss of use of real or personal property caused by a defect in the construction of a residence or in the substantial remodeling of a residence. "Action" does not include:(A) a claim in bankruptcy; or(B) any civil action in tort alleging personal injury to or wrongful death of a person or persons resulting from a construction defect.(2) "Association" means an association of co-owners (as defined in IC 32-25-2-2).(3) "Claimant" means a home owner who or an association that asserts a claim against a construction professional concerning a defect in the construction of a residence or in the substantial remodeling of a residence.(4) "Construction professional" means an architect, a builder, a builder vendor, a contractor, a subcontractor, or an engineer, including but not limited to any person performing or furnishing the design, supervision, construction, or observation of the construction of any improvement to real property, whether operating as a sole proprietor, a partnership, a corporation, or another business entity that contracts with the home owner to build the residence. A construction professional is not a home owner under this chapter unless the construction professional occupies the residence that is the basis for the claimed defect.(5) "Defect" or "construction defect" means damage or deficiency in the residential construction, design, specifications, surveying, planning, supervision, testing, inspection, or observation of construction.(6) "Home owner" means:(A) any person, company, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity that:(i) is owner of the residence; and(ii) contracts with a construction professional for the construction, sale, or construction and sale of a residence; or(B) a subsequent purchaser of a residence from a home owner.(7) "Residence" means a:(A) single family house;(B) duplex;(C) triplex;(D) quadraplex; or(E) unit in a multiple unit residential structure in which title to the individual unit is transferred to the owner under a condominium or cooperative system.For purposes of clause (E), the term includes common areas and facilities (as defined in IC 32-25-2-4).(8) "Serve" or "service" means personal service or delivery by certified mail to the last known address of the addressee.(9) "Substantial remodeling" means a remodeling of a residence, the total cost of which exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the assessed value under IC 6-1.1-1-3(a)(2) of the residence at the time that the contract for the remodeling work was made.As added by P.L.134-2003, SEC.1.