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2026
- Texas Construction Defects Texas Construction Defect Deadlines: The Statute of Limitations and the Statute of Repose If you have found cracks in your foundation, a leaking roof or water behind your walls, one of the first questions to ask is: how much time do I have? In Texas, the answer is not one number. It depends on the kind of legal claim you bring, when you discovered the problem, and when your home was finished.
- Texas Construction Defects Before You Sue Your Builder: The Texas RCLA Notice Process Texas does not let a homeowner go straight to court over a construction defect. First, you must give the builder written notice, let the builder inspect, and consider any settlement offer the builder makes. These rules come from the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act, usually called the RCLA (Texas Property Code Chapter 27).
- Texas Construction Defects Do I Have to Let My Builder Fix It? After months of problems, many homeowners do not want the builder who caused the defects anywhere near their house again. That is understandable. But in Texas, how you respond to a builder's request to inspect or repair can have a big effect on what you can recover later.
- Texas Construction Defects Damages in a Texas Construction Defect Case If your new home has serious defects, you will want to know what a claim can actually pay for. In Texas, the answer is largely set by the Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA), which lists the types of damages a homeowner can recover for a residential construction defect.
- Texas Construction Defects My Builder's Warranty Expired. Do I Still Have a Claim? Many homeowners discover a serious problem, pull out their builder's warranty booklet, and see that the coverage ended last year. It is easy to assume that is the end of the road. Often it is not.
- Texas Construction Defects Townhome Associations and Construction Defects in Texas Townhome communities often share roofs, walls, drainage systems, driveways and other common areas. When a construction defect affects many homes at once, owners naturally ask: should we each sue, or should the association handle it?
- Texas Construction Defects The Implied Warranty of Habitability in Texas When you buy a newly built home in Texas, the law includes certain promises in the sale, even if they are not written anywhere in your contract. The most important of these is the implied warranty of habitability.
- Texas Construction Defects Second Owners: Suing the Original Builder in Texas You bought a home that was a few years old, and now you have found a cracked foundation, failing windows or hidden water damage. You never signed a contract with the builder. Can you still hold the builder responsible?
- Texas Construction Defects Negligence vs. Breach of Contract: The Economic Loss Rule in Texas When a builder does poor work, homeowners often want to claim both that the builder broke the contract and that the builder was negligent (careless). In Texas, you can sometimes bring both claims, but a legal principle called the **economic loss rule** often stands in the way of the negligence claim.
- Texas Construction Defects Can a Builder's Contract Waive Your Implied Warranties in Texas? Builder contracts are often long and full of fine print. Somewhere in them may be a sentence saying you "waive all implied warranties." Does that mean the builder doesn't have to build your home properly? In Texas, generally not.
