Gerard M. Donovan | Reed Smith A few weeks ago, Washington’s governor signed its right to repair bill into law. Texas’s right to repair bill has passed its house and senate and was sent to its governor on Monday. This continues a trend of states advancing, and several enacting, laws directed to the common goal of enabling a so-called… Continue reading With Bills Recently Passed in Washington and Texas, the “Right to Repair” State Law Thicket Continues to Grow
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Your Contractor Messed Up. Can you Fire Them?
Mordy Mednick | Dickinson Wright Suppose you own a commercial building and intend to lease it to various tenants. But before you do, you need to make a number of improvements, so you hire a contractor. The contract between you and the contractor is expected to last approximately one year. However, about seven months into… Continue reading Your Contractor Messed Up. Can you Fire Them?
Right to Repair Unintended Utilization
Advise & Consult, Inc. “Right to Repair” is a trend, that while becoming an increasingly popular option given that property insurance policies include wording giving insurers this power. Unfortunately, while becoming more common, and while the provision sounds like a good idea in theory, is not being utilized by insurers in the way that was… Continue reading Right to Repair Unintended Utilization
Florida’s Fourth District Appeals Court Clarifies What Actions Satisfy Florida’s Construction Defect Statute of Repose
Rahul Gogineni | The Subrogation Strategist | October 29, 2018 In Gindel v. Centex Homes, 2018 Fla.App. LEXIS 13019, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently concluded that the date on which the plaintiffs provided a pre-suit notice in compliance with §558.004 of Florida’s construction defect Right-to-Cure statute, Fla. Stat. §§ 558.001 to 558.005, et. seq.,… Continue reading Florida’s Fourth District Appeals Court Clarifies What Actions Satisfy Florida’s Construction Defect Statute of Repose
The “Right to Repair” Construction Defects in the Rocky Mountain and Plains Region
Jean Meyer and Sheri Roswell | Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC | September 25, 2018 In excess of 30 states have enacted tort reform legislation requiring property owners to notify construction professionals of the presence of alleged construction defects prior to the commencement of a lawsuit. These statutes also often permit construction professionals to… Continue reading The “Right to Repair” Construction Defects in the Rocky Mountain and Plains Region