Victor Jacobeills | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 26, 2019 The California Insurance Code mandates if a property insurance policy requires actual cash value payment, the payment must be based on the property’s depreciation for two types of claims: (1) a partial loss to a structure, i.e., a home or building and (2) damaged… Continue reading Applying Depreciation in California – Understanding the Guidelines
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Calculating RCV and ACV for Structures and Personal Property in California in 2019
Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 25, 2019 California has statutory and case law that defines replacement cost and actual cash value, and these laws are read into every insurance policy notwithstanding what the policy language says. This blog has several posts on the subject,1 and this post aims to give you… Continue reading Calculating RCV and ACV for Structures and Personal Property in California in 2019
How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work
D. Creighton Sebra | Clark Hill | March 18, 2019 In recent years, there has been a legislative push designed to make it more difficult for non-union contractors and design professionals, engineers, and land surveyors to compete for certain public works (construction) contracts. AB 3018 is another such example. This memorandum will explain the reasoning… Continue reading How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work
When is a “Willful” Violation Willful (or Not) Under California’s Contractor Enforcement Statutes?
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | March 4, 2019 The enforcement statutes applicable to the California Contractors’ State License Board aren’t exactly models in clarity. A few examples: Business and Professions Code Section 7107: Abandonment without legal excuse of any construction project or operation engaged in or undertaken by the license as a contractor… Continue reading When is a “Willful” Violation Willful (or Not) Under California’s Contractor Enforcement Statutes?
Condominium Conversions Defect Actions Under California Law: Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Defect Case
Brendan P. Bradley | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | February 28, 2019 Condominium conversions may present developers and contractors with both additional defenses and potential liability pitfalls when a defect action is subsequently alleged by an HOA. On the plus side for the converter, unlike new residential construction projects, California Civil Code Section 896, which… Continue reading Condominium Conversions Defect Actions Under California Law: Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Defect Case