For more than a decade, contractors and home builders have looked to Senate Bill 800, commonly known as the “Right to Repair Act,” as California’s mandatory process that homeowners must follow before ...
There has been a great deal of interest, along with some misunderstanding and misrepresentation, surrounding the new Construction Defect Actions bill (HB03-1161), which Gov. Owens signed on April 25.
Several pieces of litigation working their way through the Legislature in Sacramento could have significant impacts on the construction industry if they pass and are signed into law, according to a ...
California lawmakers are weighing AB 1406 to raise the condo liquidated damages cap from 3% to 6% and AB 1903 to create a right to repair path for defect claims. Supporters cite financing and ...
The Oregon House on Tuesday advanced a bill to shorten homeowners’ window to sue condominium developers for construction defects. Lawmakers backing House Bill 3746 say limiting developers’ exposure to ...
Chapter 59 does not shield contractors from design defect liability under all circumstances. Contractors have an obligation to provide timely written disclosure to their contractual counter-part ...
It’s not quite a rhetorical question. Annie Marks knows a home should last at least as long as its mortgage – often 30 years. But after four decades running May Property Management, one of the largest ...
A bill to incentivize the construction of more condominiums in Colorado advanced on Tuesday after proponents adopted several amendments aimed at protecting homebuyers from shoddy development. House ...