Colorado § 6-6.5-101 - Disclosure to purchaser - penalty.

§ 6-6.5-101. Disclosure to purchaser - penalty.

(1) At least fourteen days prior to closing the sale of any new residence for human habitation, a developer or builder or their representative shall provide the purchaser with a copy of a summary report of the analysis and the site recommendations. For a site where significant potential for expansive soils is recognized, the builder or the builder's representative shall supply each buyer with a copy of a publication detailing the problems associated with such soils, the building methods to address these problems during construction, and suggestions for care and maintenance to address such problems.

(2) In addition to any other liability or penalty, any builder or developer failing to provide the report or publication required by subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars payable to the purchaser.

(3) The requirements of this section do not apply to any individual constructing a residential structure for the individual's own residence.

Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 294, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2026: (1) and (3) amended, (HB 26-1426), ch. 334, p. 2007, § 40, effective August 12.

ANNOTATION

Law reviews. For article, "Building on Expansive Soils: Colorado's Legislative Response", see 14 Colo. Law. 379 (1985).

Liability under this section applies to an individual operating on behalf of a corporate developer. Hoang v. Arbess, 80 P.3d 863 (Colo. App. 2003); Hildebrand v. New Vista Homes II, LLC, 252 P.3d 1159 (Colo. App. 2010).

ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION

ARTICLE 7

Residential Building Energy Conservation

6-7-101 to 6-7-106. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2022: Entire article repealed, (HB 22-1362), ch. 301, p. 2188, § 9, effective June 2.

Editor's note: (1) This article 7 was added in 1977. For amendments to this article 7 prior to its repeal in 2022, consult the 2021 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

(2) Section 6-7-104 was amended in SB 22-212. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal of this article 7 in HB 22-1362.

6-7.5 ARTICLE 7.5

Water and Energy Efficiency Standards

6-7.5-101. Legislative declaration.

6-7.5-102. Definitions.

6-7.5-103. Low-efficiency plumbing fixtures. (Repealed)

6-7.5-104. Scope and applicability.

6-7.5-105. Standards - effective dates.

6-7.5-106. New and revised standards - rules.

6-7.5-107. Protection against repeal of federal standards.

6-7.5-108. Utility programs during transition period.

6-7.5-109. Testing, certification, labeling, and enforcement - rules - verifications of compliance - publication of material incorporated by reference.

6-7.5-110. Penalties - civil action by attorney general.