1324 W. Pratt Condominium Association v. Platt Construction Group

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Breach of Warranty
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL App (1st) 111474
Decision Date: 
Thursday, June 21, 2012
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
FITZGERALD SMITH
Condominium association sued for damages from faulty construction of residential building under breach of implied warranty of habitability. Any disclaimer of implied warranty of habitability is governed by contract law. Disclaimer does not protect general contractor-builder or masonry company. Condominium association cannot proceed against masonry subcontractor while it still has recourse against solvent general contractor-builder. (LAVIN and STERBA, concurring.)