895.07 Claims against contractors and suppliers.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Action” means a civil action or an arbitration under ch. 788 .

(b)“Association” means a homeowner’s association, condominium association under s. 703.02

(1m), unit owner’s association, or a nonprofit corporation created to own and operate portions of a planned community that may assess unit owners for the costs incurred in the performance of the association’s obligations.

(c)“Claim” means a request or demand to remedy a construction defect caused by a contractor or supplier related to the construction or remodeling of a dwelling.

(d)“Claimant” means the owner, tenant, or lessee of a dwelling, or an association, who has standing to sue a contractor or supplier regarding a construction defect.

(e)“Construction defect,” in those cases when the contractor or supplier has provided a warranty to a consumer, means the definition of “defect” in the warranty. In all other cases, “construction defect” means a deficiency in the construction or remodeling of a dwelling that results from any of the following:

1. Defective material.

2. Violation of applicable codes.

3. Failure to follow accepted trade standards for workmanlike construction.

(f)“Consumer” means a person who enters into a written or oral contract with a contractor to construct or remodel a dwelling.