[§672E-5] Written notice of acceptance; access to premises. (a) The claimant, within thirty days after receipt of a contractor's settlement offer, may accept any offer by serving the contractor with a written notice of acceptance; provided that an association shall have forty-five days to respond. If no written notice of acceptance is served, the settlement offer shall be deemed [rejected].

(b) If a claimant accepts a contractor’s offer to repair, the claimant shall [provide] unfettered access to perform and complete the construction within the timetable stated in the settlement offer. [L 2004, c 119, pt of §2]