Indiana Code
Chapter 2. New Home Construction Warranties
32-27-2-10. Breach of Warranty; Actions Against Builder; Damages; Attorney's Fees

Sec. 10. (a) If a builder provides and breaches a warranty set forth in section 8 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5-8 or IC 32-15-7-8 before their repeal), the home buyer may bring an action against the builder 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 8 of this chapter (or IC 34-4-20.5-8 or IC 32-15-7-8 before their repeal), the award may be for not more than:
(1) the actual damages, which are either:
(A) the amount necessary to effect repair of the defect that is the cause of the breach; or
(B) the amount of the difference between the value of the new home without the defect and the value of the new 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: 32-15-7-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.12.