A contractor paints a door for a homeowner on January 1st. On February 1st, the paint peels. On March 1st, the contractor returns to repaint the door. When does the statute of limitations expire for painting the door?

The expiration of the statute of limitations in this scenario is based on the concept of when the cause of action arises. In the case of the contractor painting the door, the issue occurs when the paint begins to peel on February 1st. This peeling indicates a potential defect or failure in the work that the contractor performed.

After the paint peels, the homeowner may have a cause for a legal claim against the contractor for not fulfilling the professional standard of care expected in their work. Additionally, since the contractor returned to rectify the issue on March 1st, the act of repainting may reset the timeline for the statute of limitations. Thus, for the purpose of determining the expiration of the statute of limitations after the paint initially peeled, it starts from the date of the remediation, which is when the contractor was made aware of the issue in a tangible manner and had the opportunity to correct it.

Consequently, the correct answer is that the statute of limitations expires two years from March 1st, when the contractor took action to address the defect.