California Passes Law Requiring Insurance Companies Take Specific Measures To Periodically Review The Estimated Replacement Cost Of Structures Insured Under Residential Property Insurance Policies

Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 23, 2018 Last month, California passed legislation that requires residential property insurers to take specific measures to review the estimated cost of rebuilding or repairing structures insured under residential property insurance policies. Assembly Bill 1797 added section 10103.4 to California’s Insurance Code. With certain, limited… Continue reading California Passes Law Requiring Insurance Companies Take Specific Measures To Periodically Review The Estimated Replacement Cost Of Structures Insured Under Residential Property Insurance Policies

Residential Construction Liability

Sarah A. Cardwell and Curt M. Covington – July 26, 2012 A letter arrives from a homeowner. Picking it up, you notice it was sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. As you read the letter, it quickly becomes apparent that the homeowner is complaining about your work. You want to investigate whether there really… Continue reading Residential Construction Liability

OSHA Extends Enforcement Measures in Residential Construction

Clair E. Wischusen – April 18, 2012 Occupational Safety Health and Administration (OSHA) will extend its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction for an additional six months. Originally set to expire on March 15, 2012, the temporary enforcement measures have been extended through September 15, 2012. The following general policy guidance is to be followed… Continue reading OSHA Extends Enforcement Measures in Residential Construction

Pop Quiz For Builders, Remodelers & Subs: Legal Issues In Residential Construction

Sales of Homes (For Builders): (1) Q: If a buyer who has executed a Purchase Agreement for a spec home notifies you, the builder and seller of the home, of one of the following, does the buyer have a valid reason for failing to close on the property? a. Failure/inability to obtain financing for the purchase of… Continue reading Pop Quiz For Builders, Remodelers & Subs: Legal Issues In Residential Construction

Re-gifted: the residential construction fall protection standard will once again serve as the measure of compliance now that OSHA has rescinded its Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines – Lexology

With an apparent indifference to one of the worst housing markets in recent decades, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently breathed new life into an effectively dormant rule that undoubtedly has the potential to increase costs and slow production rates for the already struggling residential construction industry.  Specifically, on December 22, 2010 – … Continue reading Re-gifted: the residential construction fall protection standard will once again serve as the measure of compliance now that OSHA has rescinded its Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines – Lexology

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