Building Owner v. Construction Company: Ten-Year Liability Commencement Date

A building owner appealed a judgment ordering them to pay damages for defects in a commissioned construction project, arguing that the ten-year liability period for builders began from the date of the administrative acceptance of the work, not the actual transfer of possession to the owner. The court of cassation quashed the decision, reasoning that the ten-year liability, under the relevant civil code article, commences from the date of the taking over of the work by the principal, which is established by the formal reception of the work, irrespective of any administrative acceptance procedure.