Marketwired | February 28, 2017 Protecting Homebuyers and Homeowners from Construction Deficiencies in Condominiums and Preserving Property Values Survey The majority of construction deficiencies occur in new condominium developments compared to townhomes and single family homes, according to a new study released today by Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading authority in community association education,… Continue reading Poor Workmanship Tops List of Construction Defects in New Report From Community Associations Institute (CAI)
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Developing Issues in Utah Construction Defect Litigation
Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Right to Construction Defect Remedies Involving Residential Units with Previously Occupied Spaces
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | October 31, 2014 In Oxbow Constr., LLC v. Eight Judicial Dist. Ct., 2014 Nev. LEXIS 109, 130 Nev. Adv. Rep. 86 (Nev. Oct. 16, 2014), the Nevada Supreme Court considered issues regarding class-action certification and the availability of remedies under Nevada construction defect statutes. The action arose out… Continue reading Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Right to Construction Defect Remedies Involving Residential Units with Previously Occupied Spaces
The Jury is Still Out On The Effectiveness Of The “Calderon Process”
Kevin Collins and Walter Dauterman | Litigation Advocates | September 18, 2014 The State of California implemented the “Calderon Process” almost two decades ago. The hope was this pre-litigation “mediation” process would lower the cost, and increase the likelihood of early settlement, of construction defect disputes. The Calderon Process requires a homeowners’ association (“HOA”) to notify… Continue reading The Jury is Still Out On The Effectiveness Of The “Calderon Process”
HOA does not Own Cause of Action for Alleged Solar Heat-Gain-Related Defects
Gregory T. Hanson | Gordon & Rees LLP | October 21, 2014 Over six years following the plaintiff HOA’s initial 2008 construction and design defect complaint, Beacon Residential v. Catellus Third and King, LLC, et al. continues to generate new law and to address legal issues of import and interest to those in the construction defect community.… Continue reading HOA does not Own Cause of Action for Alleged Solar Heat-Gain-Related Defects