Department of Consumer Affairs: construction defect solicitations.

Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and vocations. Existing law provides that these boards are established to ensure that private businesses and professions are regulated to protect the people of this state. Under existing law, the department is under the control of the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires the director to administer and enforce the provisions of the Consumer Affairs Act, the intent of which is to promote and protect the interests of the people as consumers. Existing law also specifies the rights of a homeowner to bring an action against a builder for construction defects, including the applicable standards for home construction, the statute of limitations, the burden of proof, the damages recoverable, prelitigation procedures, and the obligations of the homeowner. This bill would require the department to post a notice on its Internet Web site advising a consumer who receives a construction defect solicitation to check with his or her builder in addition to taking other further action.