New York
For New York, sol — contract (years) is 6; sol — tort (years) is 3; statute of repose (years) is no SOR for buildings; discovery rule is No; statutory citation is CPLR §213, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- New York our reading
- SOL — contract (years)
- 6 verified
- SOL — tort (years)
- 3 verified
- Statute of repose (years)
- no SOR for buildings verified
- Discovery rule
- No our reading
- Statutory citation
- CPLR §213 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
CPLR §213 (6-year contract) and §214 (3-year tort) from accrual. New York is the major outlier with no SOR for buildings. Discovery rule rejected on most construction tort claims; accrual is generally injury-based.
— terrapincg.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- terrapincg.comhttps://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026