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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-4705

  • Contractor: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization that is engaged in the business of constructing dwellings. See Kansas Statutes 60-4701
  • defect: means a deficiency in, or a deficiency arising out of the specifications, planning, supervision or construction of residential improvements that results from any of the following:

    (1) Defective material, products or components used in the construction of residential improvements. See Kansas Statutes 60-4701

  • Subcontractor: means a contractor who performs work on behalf of a contractor in the construction of a dwelling. See Kansas Statutes 60-4701

(a) A contractor who receives a notice of a construction defect pursuant to this act, may present the notice to an insurer who issued a policy of insurance covering all or part of the conduct or business of the contractor or subcontractor.

(b) Such notice provided to an insurer:

(1) Constitutes the making of a claim under the policy; and

(2) requires the contractor, subcontractor and the insurer to perform any obligations or duties required by the policy upon the making of a claim.