SB 800: homeowner authorizes repair (or requests alternative contractors) within 30 days of receiving the offer
30 days after date the homeowner received the builder's offer to repair, under Cal. Civ. Code 918.
Rule text
918. Upon receipt of the offer to repair, the homeowner shall have 30 days to authorize the builder to proceed with the repair. The homeowner may alternatively request, at the homeowner’s sole option and discretion, that the builder provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and license numbers for up to three alternative contractors
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Date the homeowner received the builder's offer to repair): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
- That day is a Sunday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
Cal. Civ. Code 918
918. Upon receipt of the offer to repair, the homeowner shall have 30 days to authorize the builder to proceed with the repair. The homeowner may alternatively request, at the homeowner’s sole option and discretion, that the builder provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and license numbers for up to three alternative contractorsOfficial source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."Official source
- The statute does not separately state a deadline for the homeowner's request to mediate under 919; the task's '30 days for mediation request' is not in the text. Treat this 30-day window as the conservative time to elect any response (authorize, request alternative contractors, or request mediation). Homeowner noncompliance allows the builder to move to stay a later action (930(b)). SB 800 applies only to new residential units where the purchase agreement was signed by the seller on or after January 1, 2003 (Civ. Code 938). Chapter 4 time periods 'are to be strictly construed' and may be extended only by mutual agreement evidenced by a postclaim written confirmation by the homeowner (Civ. Code 930(a)). If the builder elected its own alternative nonadversarial contractual procedure at the time of sale (Civ. Code 914(a)), these statutory periods do not apply.
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date the homeowner received the builder's offer to repair on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the homeowner received the builder's offer to repair): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
Notes
The statute does not separately state a deadline for the homeowner's request to mediate under 919; the task's '30 days for mediation request' is not in the text. Treat this 30-day window as the conservative time to elect any response (authorize, request alternative contractors, or request mediation). Homeowner noncompliance allows the builder to move to stay a later action (930(b)). SB 800 applies only to new residential units where the purchase agreement was signed by the seller on or after January 1, 2003 (Civ. Code 938). Chapter 4 time periods 'are to be strictly construed' and may be extended only by mutual agreement evidenced by a postclaim written confirmation by the homeowner (Civ. Code 930(a)). If the builder elected its own alternative nonadversarial contractual procedure at the time of sale (Civ. Code 914(a)), these statutory periods do not apply.
Related deadlines
- SB 800: builder acknowledges homeowner's notice of claim in writing within 14 days after receipt (14 days after)
- SB 800: builder provides plans, maintenance, product and warranty documents within 30 days of homeowner's written request (30 days after)
- SB 800: builder completes initial inspection and testing within 14 days after acknowledging the claim (14 days after)
- SB 800: builder specifies in writing reasons for a second inspection within 3 days after the initial inspection (3 days after)
- SB 800: second inspection or testing completed within 40 days of the initial inspection (40 days after)
- SB 800: builder's written offer to repair within 30 days of the initial (or second) inspection (30 days after)
- SB 800: builder's additional noninvasive inspection within 20 days of homeowner's election of alternative contractors (20 days after)
- SB 800: builder presents choice of alternative contractors within 35 days after homeowner's request (35 days after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.