{"id":2282,"date":"2013-11-19T06:29:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T13:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2013-11-14T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T22:30:40","slug":"lawmaker-eyes-nevada-construction-defect-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/lawmaker-eyes-nevada-construction-defect-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker Eyes Nevada Construction Defect Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Sen. Mike Schneider, D-Las Vegas, said he plans to seek changes to construction defect laws because of problems underscored by an ongoing federal probe.<\/p>\n

Schneider contends flawed laws and a lack of oversight led to the investigation into an alleged conspiracy involving Las Vegas homeowners association board members and a select group of construction defect attorneys, experts and construction companies.<\/p>\n

According to law enforcement authorities, individuals planted on homeowners association boards steered business related to construction defects to certain lawyers and companies.<\/p>\n

Search warrants issued by the FBI state the government is interested in \u201cany and all documentation, correspondence and notes\u201d related to 43 individuals.<\/p>\n

In addition, agents are poring over ballots related to alleged corrupt homeowners association board elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is so much money in construction defect lawsuits, billions of dollars,\u201d Schneider told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. \u201cIt\u2019s not regulated; it\u2019s not watched by anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schneider said his priority is changing a 1995 bill, which is designed to help homeowners file construction defect lawsuits by establishing a process for pursuing such complaints. Mediation is to take place before litigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chapter is flawed and actually makes it too easy to do what these folks have done,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cIt makes it too easy to sue.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an article published on the State Bar\u2019s Web site, Reno-based lawyer John Boyden said the 1995 measure \u201cconstitutes a \u2018golden goose\u2019 for lawyers and experts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boyden, who represents subcontractors often targeted by construction defect lawsuits, said the rewards are so high for homeowners\u2019 attorneys and their experts that there is no interest in mediation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pendulum has swung too far. There needs to be some happy medium and we\u2019re just not there,\u201d Boyden said. \u201cIt\u2019s gotten out of hand. We pay some outrageous costs and fees in these cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schneider said attorney fees amount to 40 percent of the settlement if a case is litigated, making it difficult for homeowners to cover the cost of repairing defects.<\/p>\n

He said construction defect cases are so common and lucrative that even out-of-state law firms are trying to take part in them in Nevada.<\/p>\n

via Sparks Tribune – Lawmaker eyes Nevada construction defect laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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