California
For California, sol — contract (years) is 4; statute of repose (years) is 10; sor trigger event is substantial completion; discovery rule is Yes; statutory citation is CCP §337.15, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- California our reading
- SOL — contract (years)
- 4 verified
- Statute of repose (years)
- 10 verified
- SOR trigger event
- substantial completion verified
- Discovery rule
- Yes our reading
- Statutory citation
- CCP §337.15 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
CCP §337.15 — 10-year SOR for latent defects from substantial completion. SOL 4 years from discovery for latent (CCP §337.1) and 4 years for written contract (CCP §337). SB 800 layers a Right to Repair Act process on residential projects.
— terrapincg.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- terrapincg.comhttps://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026