TriCoast Builders v. Barnhisel CA2/2
This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of defendants and respondents Stacy Barnhisel and Joshua Haber (homeowners). After a fire significantly damaged their home, the homeowners retained TriCoast Builders, Inc. (TriCoast) to rebuild it. The final home improvement agreement governing the project contained a broad arbitration provision. When TriCoast sued the homeowners concerning the project, the homeowners filed a petition to stay the litigation and compel arbitration which the trial court granted. The arbitrator found that the homeowners owed TriCoast a few thousand dollars under the contract but that amount was offset by more than $130,000 owed by TriCoast to the homeowners relating to construction defects and work performed by unlicensed contractors. The court affirmed the arbitration award.
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