Ebinger v. Venus Construction Corp.

| tin this dispute over alleged defects in the construction of a new home, the issue before this Court is whether the construction company’s third-party demand against a subcontractor is time-barred. The resolution of this issue depends primarily upon the application of La. R.S. 9:2772, which establishes a peremptive period for actions against residential building contractors. This peremptive period was established originally at ten years, but subsequent amendments have shortened its duration twice. A 1999 amendment reduced the period to seven years; a 2003 amendment reduced it to five years.…