Legislative Alert
Builders attempt to Repeal Consumer Protection
Urgent Action Required
No Bailout for Bad Builders
There is some disturbing news out of the Nevada State Legislature we need to tell you about and that you need to contact your representative about. Two dangerous bills made it out of the Nevada State Senate and are now in the hands of the Assembly's Judiciary Committee. You and your fellow Nevada homeowners are in danger of losing important rights, and you need to contact your representative immediately to voice your concerns. Please call, email or write your representative.
SB337
SB337 shortens the time period in which homeowners can bring claims against their builders - cutting the period down from 12 to 3 years from building completion in some cases! Not only does it shorten the time frame, the bill attempts to make the shortened period retroactive, leaving some with suddenly no avenue for their claims.
Here is the web address for this bill: www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/Amendments/A_SB337_324.pdf
A quick way to leave your opinion is to go to the opinion link on the Legislature's website, or by going to this web address for SB337, go to: www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/opinions/Poll/index.cfm?drpMenuOne=930#EnterInfo
SB349
SB349 redefines and limits what a homeowner can claim is a construction defect, and takes away the homeowner's statutory entitlement to their attorneys fees and costs - this would leave a homeowner in the hole and without enough money to repair the home.
Here is the web address for this bill: www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/Amendments/A_SB349_323.pdf
A quick way to leave your opinion is to go to the opinion link on the Legislature's website, or by going to this web address for SB349, go to: www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/opinions/Poll/?CFID=1943755&CFTOKEN=60346135
SHARE YOUR OPINION
Please go to the Legislature's website and click on “Share your opinion”: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/opinions/Poll/?CFID=2590883&CFTOKEN=37194215 - and vote on both SB337 and SB 349 and be sure to click on "oppose".
We can arrange an in-person visit with your legislator if you wish to speak one-on-one, so call us at 775-322-3666 in Reno or 702-366-1900 in Las Vegas.
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