Acqua Vista Homeowners Assn. v. MWI, Inc.

Opinion

AARON, J.

I

INTRODUCTION

Civil Code section 895 1 et seq. (the Act) establishes a set of building standards pertaining to new residential construction and provides homeowners with a cause of action against, among others, material suppliers, for a violation of the standards (§§ 896, 936). We must determine whether the Act requires homeowners suing a material supplier under the Act to prove that the material supplier “caused, in whole or in part, a violation of a particular standard as the result of a negligent act or omission or a breach of contract.” (§ 936.) We conclude that the Act…