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LEGISLATIVE Bill ACTION <br /> <br />HOUSING AND LAND USE <br /> SB 800 (Burton). Construction Defect Reform. SB 800 contains a series of significant reforms to the construction <br />defect issue. Due to significant litigation and high insurance premiums, the constroversial construction defect issue has <br />limited the construction of attached condominiums over the past decade. Finally, however, with Senator John Burton and <br />Assembly Uember Darrell Steinberg providing key leadership in the negotiations, the builders, insurance companies, and <br />vial attorneys reached agreement on this legislation, which passed on the final day of the legislative session. In brief. SB <br />800 enacts detailed and specific standards for newly constructed housing, creates a pre*trial process that includes a <br />builder's right to repair defects, and provides third-party inspectors with immunity from liability. For the complete analysis <br />of the bill, visit www. info.sen.ca._oov. <br /> <br /> The league has long supported a consenses-besed resolution to these issues. The passage of this measure will hopefully <br />increase the production of condominiums, a form of housing which offers ~he desirable combination of affordability, <br />homeownership, and higher densities. Staff: Dan CarrJgg, Status: (~ovE:)esk, Position: REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE. <br /> <br /> For more information on bills, visit the Legislative Tracking section of the League's Web site: <br />wvnu.cacities.org/legtracking. <br /> <br />PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org <br /> <br /> <br />