Mr Lyons has announced plans to bring the law in line with England and Wales following a controversy around Victoria Square apartments in Belfast.
Assembly members have faced calls to change the law to extend the statutory time limit to 30 years, which exists in England and Wales. Mr Lyons added:"In order for us to continue to deliver for people here, I am seeking the ongoing urgent support of my executive colleagues and this Assembly to ensure the swift passage of this legislation which will provide Northern Ireland residents with the same recourse and protections as prescribed in other jurisdictions where a building is shown to be defective.
Mr Lyons said the current disparity in laws placed people in Northern Ireland at a"clear disadvantage" compared to the rest of the UK. Their legal bid for compensation was struck out in Belfast High Court after the judge ruled it fell outside the terms of existing legislation that required claims to be made within six years of the property's construction.
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