Alex M. Chazen and Jason Daniel Feld | Kahana & Feld LLP | March 8, 2018 A homeowners’ association (“HOA”) governing common interest developments is subject to a different set of requirements for construction defect claims as opposed to single-family developments. In 1995, the California legislature enacted the Calderon Act (formerly CA Civil Code §1374) which set… Continue reading Construction Defect Claims at Common Interest Developments
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Litigating Construction Defects in Community Association Property: Part 1
D. Brad Hughes | Jimerson & Cobb P.A. | January 27, 2016 The Board of a Condominium Association or Homeowners Association has many decisions to make when it discovers telltale signs of construction defects in common property. These latent construction defects can manifest themselves in a number of different ways, including but not limited to,… Continue reading Litigating Construction Defects in Community Association Property: Part 1
#6 – New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
David H. Fisk | Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC | September 10, 2015 Before filing a lawsuit or initiating an arbitration proceeding pertaining to a construction defect, a condominium association in Texas with eight or more units must now comply with the newly added Section 82.119 to Chapter 82 of the Texas Property Code.… Continue reading #6 – New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
#8 – Release Records from HOA Fraud Case
Las Vegas Review Journal | December 21, 2015 After a decade of investigating and prosecuting homeowner association fraud and corruption in Las Vegas, the Justice Department has something to hide. Likely lots to hide. Why else would federal attorneys insist on preserving protective orders on evidence in a case long wrapped up and topped with… Continue reading #8 – Release Records from HOA Fraud Case
#11 – Defense Victory in Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Beverly Bevenflorez | Construction Defect Journal | February 26, 2015 Earlier this month, Scott Calkins and Anthony Gaeta of Collinsworth, Specht, Calkins & Giampaoli, LLP obtained a defense verdict in a breach of fiduciary duty action involving a high-rise condominium in downtown San Diego, California. The Association asked for excess of over $3 million, however,… Continue reading #11 – Defense Victory in Breach of Fiduciary Duty