32-1131. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Assessment" means the contribution by a contractor to the residential
contractors' recovery fund.
2. "Fund" means the residential contractors' recovery fund.
3. "Person injured" means any owner of residential real property which is
classified as class three property under section 42-12003 and which is actually occupied
or intended to be occupied by the owner as a residence including community property,
tenants in common or joint tenants who are damaged by the failure of a residential
contractor or a dual licensed contractor to adequately build or improve a residential
structure or appurtenance on that real property. Included in this definition are lessees
of residential real property who contract directly with a residential contractor or
indirectly with a subcontractor of that contractor and homeowners' or unit owners'
associations after transfer of control from the builder or developer for damages to the
common elements within the complex.
4. "Residential contractor" means a contractor as defined in section 32-1101 who is
licensed to perform work on residential property pursuant to this chapter and who engages
in residential contracting.
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