1519-1525 Lakeview Boulevard Condominium Ass'n v. Apartment Sales Corp.

Three condominiums were built on a steep Seattle hillside. After a winter storm, they slid downhill and are now uninhabitable. The condominium owners and the Lakeview Boulevard Condominium Association (Lakeview) brought various claims against the project architect, structural engineer, geotechnical engineer and construction manager (hereinafter, the Contractors). The trial court dismissed all claims against the Contractors as barred by the six-year construction statute of repose.

Under the construction repose statute, if six years have passed from either termination of contractor services or…