Indiana Construction Warranty & Claim Deadlines
See how long a client can bring a claim over your work in your state, and how long your own warranty runs.
Sound familiar?
- “A client is threatening to sue over a job you finished years ago and you don't know if they're still in time.”
- “You want to offer a workmanship warranty but you're not sure how long you're actually on the hook for anyway.”
- “You've heard some states have an absolute cutoff and others don't, and you don't know which yours is.”
What this tool does
Pick your state and enter when you substantially completed the job to see the outer deadline for a client to bring a claim (the statute of repose, where your state has one), the written-contract limitation period, and when your own workmanship warranty ends.
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General guidance, not legal advice.
What the law actually says
- •Two clocks limit how long a client can sue over your work: the statute of limitations (a set number of years from when the problem is discovered or the contract is breached) and, in most states, a statute of repose (an absolute cutoff measured from substantial completion, after which no claim can be brought at all).
- •Not every state has a statute of repose, and in several the repose bars only injury claims, not breach of contract, so your contract exposure can run longer than the repose alone suggests.
- •Your own workmanship warranty is a separate promise you choose to give. It can add protection for the client, but it can't shorten these legal deadlines.