BILL REQ. #: S-4613.1

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6385
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State of Washington

60th Legislature

2008 Regular Session

By Senate Consumer Protection & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Weinstein, Kauffman, Fraser, Marr, Pridemore, Fairley, Brown, McAuliffe, and Kohl-Welles)

READ FIRST TIME 01/28/08.

AN ACT Relating to real property; and adding a new section to chapter 64.50 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 64.50 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any construction professional involved in the construction of improvements upon real property intended for residential use has a duty, which may not be waived, to exercise reasonable care in the construction of the improvement.
     (2) If a breach of the duty imposed under subsection (1) of this section results in damage to any portion of the real property, the current owner of the real property has a right to recover damages independent of any contract right.
     (3) This section does not apply to condominiums subject to chapter 64.34 RCW.

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