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Agency seeks to amend bill

Monday, March 31, 2003 | 9:53 a.m.

The Nevada State Contractors Board says it's making progress gaining amendments to the building industry-backed construction defect bill, and has asked that measures safeguarding the rights of homeowners be included.

In Business Las Vegas, a sister newspaper to the Las Vegas Sun, this week reported board officials believe there are wording problems in the bill. Those problems would actually prevent homeowners from submitting complaints to the board -- a step the proposed bill said is necessary before a homeowner can file suit against the contractor.

Senate Bill 241 would require homeowners to give builders written notice of a defect and allow the builder 150 days to make the repairs. The bill would require that a homeowner go to the board with problems before filing a lawsuit. Currently homeowners can file lawsuits without going to the Contractors Board first.

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