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A statute of repose acts to eliminate a cause of action after a specific period of time. In Minnesota, Minn. Stat. § 541.051 provides that no action arising out of a defect of an improvement to real property shall accrue more than ten years after substantial completion of the construction.

You may also file a complaint by: email at dli.contractor@state.mn.us; or. calling 651-284-5069 or 800-342-5354.

A change order is a written amendment to an existing contract after the effective date that alters the work, the contract sum, or the contract time. While contracts are intended to be the final word for projects, sometimes things need to change.

Minnesota's statute of repose prohibits suing a contractor for most construction defects after between 10-12 years after the home is substantially completed. First, the statute provides that a claim can be asserted only for causes of action that ?accrue? during the 10 years after the home is substantially completed.

Beyond this, Minnesota's statute of limitations states that defects discovered more than 10 years after the completion of construction can not be litigated, and ? more importantly ? the customer must pursue litigation no more than two years after the discovery.

A construction defect happened whenever a completed or partially finished structure fails to perform as required by accepted building standards or applicable construction contracts. ... Construction defects can be categorized into two major categories: obvious and hidden. ... Commonly, however, construction defects are hidden.