Wilson v. Arizona Registrar of Contractors

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

The question we must determine in this appeal is the applicability of a statutory amendment that limited a claimant's right to receive attorney’s fees from the contractors’ recovery fund. Appellant, the Registrar of Contractors, contends that the trial court erroneously awarded attorney’s fees to appellees George and Connie Wilson. We agree and reverse.

The Wilsons contracted with Jonathan Berg, doing business as Bella Vista Builders, for the construction of a house. In February 1986, they discovered problems with the house and filed suit for breach of *618contract in July…