Flagstaff Affordable Housing Limited Partnership, an Iowa Limited Partnership, Plaintiff/appellant v. Design…

Summary

The court held that Arizona's economic loss doctrine applies to construction-defect claims, including professional-negligence claims against architects, when the plaintiff seeks only economic losses arising from damage to the contracted-for property. A contracting party is limited to contractual remedies unless the contract preserves tort remedies, but tort recovery remains available for personal injury or damage to other property. Because the contract was not in the record, the court reversed and remanded for further proceedings to determine whether it preserved tort remedies.