Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, April 27, 2026
By: Kent Holland

A court determined that a condominium association’s claim against an architect was time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The association filed suit claiming that the double-paned glass of the exterior curtain walls of their building was defectively designed and constructed.  The project was completed in 2008, and problems were first noted as early as 2014 but suit was not filed until 2023. The Association asserted it did not determine its cause of action until 2021. The court stated that the general rule is that when a plaintiff has notice of some appreciable harm occasioned by another’s conduct, the plaintiff must make further inquiry to determine the scope of the actual harm and is charged with what it would have discovered had it made such inquiry. Applying this “discovery” rule, the court granted that defendant’s summary judgment motion.  Fifteen Twenty-One Second Ave Condo Association v. Viracon, LLC, No 2:23-cv-01999-BJR (W.D. Wash., 2025). Read more.