Under New Zealand property and construction law, builders and licensed building practitioners (LBPs) carry long-term legal accountability for structural defects. Pursuant to the Building Act 2004 and the Limitation Act 2010, a strict long-stop statutory limitation period of 10 years applies to building work. This means property owners have up to 10 years from the date the code compliance certificate (CCC) is issued or when the building work was completed to legally pursue a builder for latent defects, structural failures, or non-compliant construction work through the courts or disputes tribunals.
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