Bernard E. Nodzon, Jr., Richard A. Forschler, Thomas C. Freeman, Sonnie A. Elliott, David H. Johnson, Emily J. Nachtigal and Donovan M. Hurd | Faegre Baker Daniels | June 22, 2017 Condominium construction in Minnesota has dramatically slowed since its peak from 2003 through 2006. Most developers have elected to build apartments instead of condominiums.… Continue reading Minnesota Legislature Modifies its Condominium Construction Defect Law
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Amendment Adds Clarity to Florida’s Construction Statutes of Limitations and Repose
Timothy N. Bench | Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell | June 20, 2017 On June 14, 2017, Florida’s Governor signed into law House Bill 377, which seeks to provide clarity to when Florida’s construction statutes of limitations and repose begin to run. The existing version of the statute, § 95.11(3)(c), Florida Statutes, provides that both the… Continue reading Amendment Adds Clarity to Florida’s Construction Statutes of Limitations and Repose
Construction Defect Reform in CO; HB 1279: Pluses, Pitfalls & Practical Pointers
Rebecca W. Dow | Holland & Hart LLP | May 23, 2017 Construction defect litigation reform will take a small step forward this week when Gov. John Hickenlooper signs HB 1279 on May 23, 2017. HB 1279 will go into effect immediately after signature by the Governor, and developers and residential builders will need to… Continue reading Construction Defect Reform in CO; HB 1279: Pluses, Pitfalls & Practical Pointers
Those Contractual Protections that you Bargained for Might be Void
Timothy W. Gordon | Holland & Hart LLP | May 16, 2017 Building a mixed-use project? If so, Colorado law might render void some of the contractual protections that you bargained for. In Broomfield Senior Living Owner, LLC v. R.G. Brinkmann Co., 2017 COA 31, reh’g denied (Apr. 20, 2017), a division of the Colorado… Continue reading Those Contractual Protections that you Bargained for Might be Void
Colorado State Legislature Finally Passes Construction Defects Reform Legislation
Blair E. Lichtenfels and Jonathan G. Pray | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | May 15, 2017 In a dramatic and seemingly overnight change of course, the Colorado House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 1279 on April 24, 2017. Days later, on May 4, 2017, HB 1279 passed unanimously in the Colorado State Senate on… Continue reading Colorado State Legislature Finally Passes Construction Defects Reform Legislation