Wash. Panel: Apartment Complex Owner Was Not Assigned Construction Warranties

Mealey's ( December 16, 2022, 1:05 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — An apartment complex owner who sued the builder of the complex for construction defects was not assigned any construction warranties and was owed no independent tort duty outside the construction contract, a Washington appeals court panel found in affirming a trial court’s decision to grant the builder’s motion for summary judgment....