A contractor installs a new roof for a homeowner on January 1st. On February 1st the roof leaks in the northeast corner. On March 1st the contractor returns to fix the leak. When does the statute of limitations expire for the areas of the roof OTHER THAN the northeast corner?

The statute of limitations for a construction defect, such as issues arising from a roof installation, typically begins from the date the work was completed. In this scenario, the contractor completed the roof installation on January 1st. Since the other areas of the roof are not experiencing any issues, the statute of limitations would not be reset or affected by the leak in the northeast corner or the subsequent repair by the contractor.

Therefore, the statute of limitations for the areas of the roof other than the northeast corner would expire two years from the date of the roof installation—January 1st. This timeline means that the homeowner has until January 1st two years later to initiate legal action regarding the other roof areas if any defects are discovered.

Other options refer to different starting points for the statute of limitations, which would not be applicable here. They misinterpret that the issues from the northeast corner or the contractor's return to fix it would influence the timeline, which they do not in this instance.