New York S02146 amends the statute of limitations for actions against professionals and contractors for wrongful death, personal injury, and property.
New York S02146 repeals and reenacts statute of limitation provisions for actions against professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, geologists, and construction contractors. It sets a ten-year limitations period after the completion of an improvement to real property. "Completion" is defined as when a permanent certificate of occupancy is issued or, if not required, upon the owner's acceptance of the improvement. If an injury or wrongful death occurs during the tenth year after completion, a one-year extension is allowed.
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