Sec. 14. (a) If a remodeler breaches a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the owner may bring an action against the remodeler for:
(1) damages arising from the breach; or
(2) specific performance.
(b) If damages are awarded for a breach of a warranty set forth in section 12 of this chapter, the award may not be for more than:
(1) the actual damages that are:
(A) necessary to effect repair of the defect that is the cause of the breach; or
(B) the difference between the value of the home without the defect and the home with the defect;
(2) the reasonably foreseeable consequential damages arising from the defect covered by the warranty; and
(3) attorney's fees, if those fees are provided for in the written contract between the parties.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-5-11.5-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 27. Construction Warranties on Real Property
Chapter 1. Statutory Home Improvement Warranties
32-27-1-1. Application of Chapter
32-27-1-2. Warranty Effective Date
32-27-1-4. "Home Improvement" Defined
32-27-1-5. "Home Improvement Contract" Defined
32-27-1-6. "Load Bearing Parts of the Home" Defined
32-27-1-7. "Major Structural Defect" Defined
32-27-1-10. "Remodeler" Defined
32-27-1-11. "Warranty Date" Defined
32-27-1-12. Warranty Coverage; Warranties Survive Legal or Equitable Title
32-27-1-13. Warranty Disclaimers; Conditions; Acknowledgment; Default
32-27-1-14. Breach of Warranty; Award of Damages
32-27-1-15. Warranties in Addition to Contract Rights; Remedies