District of Columbia Code
Subchapter III - Control and Governance of Condominiums
§ 42–1903.17. Statute of limitations for warranties

A judicial proceeding for breach of any warranty that arises under § 42-1903.16 shall be commenced within 5 years after the date the warranty period began.
(Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-89, title III, § 317; as added Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-233, § 2(kk), 38 DCR 261; Mar. 20, 1992, D.C. Law 9-82, § 2(m), 39 DCR 683.)
1981 Ed., § 45-1857.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 42 - Real Property

Chapter 19 - Condominiums

Subchapter III - Control and Governance of Condominiums

§ 42–1903.01. Bylaws; recordation; unit owners’ association and executive board thereof; powers and duties; officers; amendment and contents thereof; responsibility for insurance on common elements

§ 42–1903.02. Control by declarant; limitations; contracts entered on behalf of unit owners; declarant to act where owners’ association or officers thereof not existent; graduated representation of unit owners in executive board; strict construction

§ 42–1903.03. Meetings; electronic notice

§ 42–1903.04. Meetings — Executive board; quorums

§ 42–1903.05. Allocation of votes within unit owners’ association; vote where more than 1 owner of unit; proxies; majority; provisions not applicable to units owned by association

§ 42–1903.06. Officers; disqualification

§ 42–1903.07. Maintenance, repair, etc., of condominiums; right of access for repair; liability for damages arising from exercise thereof; warranty against structural defects; limitations upon actions; bond or other security

§ 42–1903.08. Unit owners’ associations; powers and rights; deemed attorney-in-fact to grant and accept beneficial easements

§ 42–1903.08a. Condominium Association Advisory Council

§ 42–1903.09. Tort and contract liability of association and declarant; judgment liens against common property and individual units

§ 42–1903.10. Insurance obtained by association; notice to unit owners

§ 42–1903.11. Rights to surplus funds

§ 42–1903.12. Liability for common expenses; special assessments; proportionate liability fixed in bylaws; installment payment of assessments; when assessment past due; interest thereon

§ 42–1903.12a. Notice of intention to take legal action to collect past due amounts

§ 42–1903.13. Lien for assessments against units; priority; recordation not required; enforcement by sale; notice to delinquent owner and public; distribution of proceeds; power of executive board to purchase unit at sale; limitation; costs and attor...

§ 42–1903.14. Books, minutes, and records; inspection

§ 42–1903.15. Limitation on right of first refusal and other restraints on alienation; recordable statement of waiver of rights to be supplied promptly upon request

§ 42–1903.16. Warranty against structural defects; limitation for conversion condominiums; exclusion or modification of warranty

§ 42–1903.17. Statute of limitations for warranties

§ 42–1903.18. Master associations — Authorization; powers; rights and responsibilities of unit owners; election of executive board

§ 42–1903.19. Merger or consolidation of condominiums

§ 42–1903.20. Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements

§ 42–1903.21. Unit owners’ association as trustee