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As used in Minnesota Statutes section 541.051, subdivision 1(c) (2022), the phrase "substantial completion, termination, or abandonment of the construction or the improvement to real property" refers to the project as a whole. Reversed and remanded.
Court Clarifies Construction Project Completion Rules
This case involved a dispute over when the time limit starts for filing certain legal claims related to construction work. The specific issue was how to interpret Minnesota law regarding when a construction project is considered "substantially completed, terminated, or abandoned."
The dispute appears to have involved American Family Insurance Company (representing Nicholas Oelke) and NB Electric, Inc., which operates as East Side Garage Doors. The disagreement centered on whether the legal time limits should apply to individual parts of a construction project or to the entire project as a whole.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals decided that when the law refers to "substantial completion, termination, or abandonment of construction or improvement to real property," it means the entire project, not just individual portions or phases. The court reversed the lower court's decision and sent the case back for further proceedings.
What this means for workers: This ruling clarifies an important timing issue for construction workers and contractors. If you're involved in a construction-related legal dispute, the clock for filing certain claims doesn't start ticking until the whole project is done, not just your particular piece of work. This could give workers more time to pursue valid claims.
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