Court Addresses Implied Warranty of Habitability in Condominium Context
Berish v. Bornstein, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (2007) (Unpublished)
In this unpublished decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court addressed the implied warranty of habitability as applied to construction of a residential condominium development. Plaintiffs, who were trustees of a condominium association, appealed from the trial court’s ruling that faulty window installation in the units was not a latent defect and that faulty chimney attachments were not a safety threat to condominium unit inhabitants. Plaintiffs also challenged the judge’s findings that certain other claims were time-barred. The defendants (the condominium developer, an original trustee of the condominium trust, and the general contractor) cross-appealed from the judge’s ruling on the timeliness of plaintiffs’ claims for breach of the implied warranty of habitability and for negligence. Read More