Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 32 > Article 27 - Construction Warranties On Real Property

• bonds: means any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, including guaranteed energy savings contracts and advances from the common school fund, whether payable from property taxes, other taxes, revenues, or any other source. See Indiana Code 5-1-18-1
• builder: means a person who constructs new homes for sale, including the construction of new homes on land owned by home buyers. See Indiana Code 32-27-2-6
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• department: refers to the department of local government finance. See Indiana Code 5-1-18-2
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• home: means an attached or detached single family dwelling. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-3
• home buyer: means a purchaser of a new home or a model home. See Indiana Code 32-27-2-5
• home improvement: means any alteration, repair, or other modification of an existing home. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-4
• home improvement contract: means a written agreement between a remodeler and an owner to make a home improvement. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-5
• initial home buyer: means a person who:

  Indiana Code 32-27-2-2

• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• load bearing parts of the home: means the following:

  Indiana Code 32-27-1-6

• model home: means a new dwelling that is used for the first time after construction as:

  Indiana Code 32-27-2-3.5

• new home: means a new dwelling occupied for the first time as a residence after construction. See Indiana Code 32-27-2-4
• owner: means a person who:

  Indiana Code 32-27-1-8

• person: means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a cooperative, or other legal entity. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-9
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 5-1-18-5
• remodeler: means a person who contracts with an owner to alter, repair, or modify the owner's home. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-10
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• warranty date: means the date by which all home improvements and work under the home improvement contract have been substantially completed so the owner can occupy and use the improvement in the manner contemplated by the home improvement contract. See Indiana Code 32-27-1-11
• warranty date: means the following:

  Indiana Code 32-27-2-7