Illinois Supreme Court Holds that Implied Warranty of Habitability Inapplicable to Sub-Contractors Absent Contractual Relationship with Purchaser

In *Sienna Court Condominium Ass’n v. Champion Aluminum Corp.*, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a purchaser of a newly constructed home may not assert a claim for breach of the implied warranty of habitability against a subcontractor absent contractual privity. In doing so, the Court overruled decades of precedent established in *Minton*, reaffirming that the implied warranty of habitability is grounded in contract—not tort—and does not extend to subcontractors even where the general contractor is insolvent.