Colorado law
Construction Defect Laws in Colorado.
Colorado construction-defect practice is shaped by the Construction Defect Action Reform Act (CDARA), which imposes mandatory pre-suit notice and opportunity-to-repair procedures for construction-defect claims. Colorado applies a 2-year personal-injury limitation, a 3-year contract limitation, and a 6-year statute of repose for improvements to real property.
Last verified: 2026-04-17
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Statute of Limitations
Colorado construction-defect claims depend on theory. Tort claims generally follow a 2-year period; contract claims generally follow a 3-year period; and Colorado applies a 6-year statute of repose for improvements to real property, with a 2-year discovery extension in certain circumstances.
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Key Colorado Statutes
CDARA imposes pre-suit notice, opportunity-to-repair, and damages limitations in many Colorado construction-defect actions.
Colorado applies a 6-year statute of repose for claims arising from defective or unsafe conditions of improvements to real property, with a 2-year discovery extension in specified circumstances.
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