# New York — State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **SOL — contract (years):** 6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **SOL — tort (years):** 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute of repose (years):** no SOR for buildings _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Discovery rule:** No _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** CPLR §213 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://terrapincg.com/news/construction-defect-statute-of-limitations-by-state-2026

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [State construction defect statute of limitations and statute of repose periods](https://referencesource.org/state-construction-defect-limitations-periods/).