Utah Code 38-1a-104. Owner-builder original contract — Owner-builder as original contractor
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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) an original contract is considered to exist between an owner-builder as owner and the owner-builder as original contractor; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 38-1a-104
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Original contractor: means a person, including an owner-builder, that contracts with an owner to provide preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
- Owner: means a person who possesses an interest in a project property and contracts with an original contractor for preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
- Owner-builder: means an owner, including an owner who is also an original contractor, who:(27)(a) contracts with one or more other persons for preconstruction service or construction work for an improvement on the owner's real property; and(27)(b) obtains a building permit for the improvement. See Utah Code 38-1a-102(2) in addition to being an owner, an owner-builder is considered to be an original contractor.