Ohio’s Homebuilders and Remodelers Must Improve Their Contract Forms

James T. Dixon | Brouse McDowell Ohio’s residential homebuilders and remodelers set themselves up to lose disputes even before projects begin because their contract forms do not comply with Ohio law. Based on the experience of the attorneys in Brouse McDowell’s Construction Practice Group, very few small contractors have compliant forms. Residential construction is governed… Continue reading Ohio’s Homebuilders and Remodelers Must Improve Their Contract Forms

Practical Tips For Ohio Construction In Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic

Thomas Rosenberg | Roetzel & Andress On March 22, 2020, Governor DeWine issued a Stay at Home Order that permits essential infrastructure projects to continue performance. Essential infrastructure includes construction projects and specifically, the Governor’s Order makes it clear that public health emergency, hospital construction, construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, school construction,… Continue reading Practical Tips For Ohio Construction In Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of State Statute Prohibiting Local Residency Requirements for Public Construction Projects

Peter W. Hahn | Benesch | September 25, 2019 In a close 4 to 3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of a state statute enacted in 2016 prohibiting public authorities, including municipalities and school districts, from requiring a certain percentage of construction workers on local public construction projects to be residents… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of State Statute Prohibiting Local Residency Requirements for Public Construction Projects

Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion

Peter Hahn | Benesch | July 19, 2019 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled any lawsuit for defective and unsafe conditions arising from the design or construction of an improvement to real property must be brought within 10 years of substantial completion of the project—regardless of whether the lawsuit arises out of a breach of… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion

Ohio Supreme Court Crushes “Fannie Lewis Law” in Cleveland – Reverses Court of Appeals in Hot Debate

Tara Rose and John Swansinger | Buckingham, Doolittle & Burrooughs | September 27, 2019 Ohio local hiring laws affecting contractors are destroyed, for now. Municipalities will no longer be able to force local hiring upon contractors for various jobs. This especially impacts large cities and their citizens with the ambition to work in construction. The winners are… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Crushes “Fannie Lewis Law” in Cleveland – Reverses Court of Appeals in Hot Debate

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