PRINTER'S NO. 636
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
691
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY HOHENSTEIN, ISAACSON, GALLAGHER, PIELLI, GUENST,
GIRAL, PROBST, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, PARKER, NEILSON, CIRESI,
KINSEY, CERRATO, N. NELSON, WEBSTER, BRENNAN AND McNEILL,
MARCH 24, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
MARCH 24, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
"An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
penalties; and making repeals," in exemptions, applicability
and penalties, providing for residential building
construction defect remedies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45),
known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 904. Residential building construction defect remedies.
(a) Repairs required.--The builder of new or rehabilitated
residential building construction sold or leased and registered
in this Commonwealth shall repair or correct, at no cost to the
purchaser, a defect, including a water infiltration issue,
structural issue or any other problem, which substantially
impairs the use, value or safety of the residential building
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