Florida Panel Remands; Issue Of Material Fact Remains In Defective Stucco Suit

Mealey's (November 1, 2021, 10:55 AM EDT) -- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals panel on Oct. 22 reversed and remanded a trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of a subcontractor in a case alleging faulty stucco work on townhomes, finding that a genuine issue of material fact remains regarding the start of the repose period under Florida’s statute of repose, which bars bringing construction defect claims 10 years after a triggering event because of a lack of “sufficient evidence to determine the contract completion date.”...