Construction Cost Plus With Example In Arizona
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A total Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax rate of 8.35%, (6.35% State and County, 2.00% Prescott), is imposed on the gross income of any person engaging in Construction Contracting. If tax has been neither separately charged nor separately collected, factoring of tax is allowed in computing taxable income.
How long is a contractor liable for work in Arizona? In Arizona, contractors are liable for their work for up to eight years from the project's completion date. The statute of limitations for filing a claim against a contractor in Arizona is two years from the discovery of the defect.
When plaintiffs allege construction defect claims, they often claim that the contract between the builder and the purchaser has been breached. The breach of contract action may be maintained in Arizona subject to an 8-year statute of repose. A.R.S. § 12-552.
The primary cause of action used in residential construction defect cases is a breach of the implied warranty of habitability. This cause of action allows a homeowner to sue the builder or vendor for construction defects for up to eight years (nine years if the defect is found in the eighth year).
Typically, a defects liability period (DLP) is 12 months from the date of practical completion. In some construction contracts, where a particular defect has been rectified within the DLP, a new DLP for that item will start from the time of the repair and continue for the same period as the original DLP.
Right to Repair is simple. It requires manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair businesses with fair access to service information and affordable replacement parts. So you can fix the stuff you own quickly—and get back on with your life.
