§ 6-6.5-101 — Disclosure to purchaser - penalty

Colorado § 6-6.5-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 06: Consumer
• Art.: Soil and Hazard Analyses of Residential Construction

Text

(1) At least fourteen days prior
to closing the sale of any new residence for human habitation, every developer or
builder or their representatives shall provide the purchaser with a copy of a
summary report of the analysis and the site recommendations. For sites in which
significant potential for expansive soils is recognized, the builder or his
representative shall supply each buyer with a copy of a publication detailing the
problems associated with such soils, the building methods to address these
problems during construction, and suggestions for care and maintenance to
address such problems.

(2) In addition to any other liability or penalty, any builder or developer
failing to provide the report or publication required by subsection (1) of this section
shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars payable to the purchaser.

(3) The requirements of this section shall not apply to any individual
constructing a residential structure for his own residence.

Legislative History

Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 294, � 1, effective July 1.