Statute of Limitations Bars Property Damage Claims Against Drywall Suppliers, Ga. Judge Rules

JEFFERSON, Ga. - A state court judge in Georgia has ruled that homeowners who were unaware that their residence was constructed with Chinese drywall are time-barred from bringing property damage claims against distributors and suppliers more than four years after it was built. Spencer v. Venture Supply Inc, et al., No. 10 CV 1251 (Ga. Super. Ct., Jackson Cty.).

Jackson County Superior Court Judge David Motes ruled Jan. 12 that the statute of limitations on Thomas and Virginia Spencer's drywall-related claims began to run when construction on the home was initially completed, rather than when they purchased the home from …