Appeals Court Reinstates Defect Case Over Questions of Notice

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California appellate court has reinstated claims by a homeowners association against roofing contractors, saying there are questions of fact as to whether moisture problems in one unit years before the lawsuit was filed were sufficient to alert the association to roof defects. Creekridge Townhome Owners Association Inc. v. C. Scott Whitten Inc., Nos. C058300 and C059458 (Calif. 3rd App. Dist.).

The Third Appellate District on Sept. 1 reversed a decision by the Sacramento County Superior Court, which had dismissed claims by Creekridge Townhome Owners against C. Scott Whitten Inc. and other defendants as untimely.

Creekridge sued …