Builder Liability for Moisture Intrusion Defects Affirmed

A claimant sought damages from a builder, alleging that defects in a newly constructed building resulted in moisture intrusion and subsequent damage to personal property, and the builder appealed a lower court ruling that held the builder liable. The appellate court affirmed the decision, finding that the builder breached the ten-year liability contractually assumed under the relevant civil code provision by failing to deliver a structure free from defects that compromise its solidity or render it unfit for its intended purpose. The high court dismissed the appeal, upholding the finding that the presence of significant infiltration, even if not completely compromising the structure's absolute solidity, demonstrated a breach of the builder's obligations sufficient to ground liability for the resulting damages.