Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Legal Implications of Infrastructure Collapses
Contractual Notice Requirements: Do You Really Need Them?
Construction Defects: Lessons Learned
California Court of Appeal Opens Doors for Construction Defect Claims Outside of the Right to Repair Act
On July 1, 2024, the time frame to report construction defects in the state of Florida shifts from 10 years to seven years, as the grace period ends for Florida Senate Bill 360....more
On June 9, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 154 (SB 154, also known as the “Glitch Bill”), which previously passed unanimously in both chambers of the Florida legislature in early May....more
On March 24, 2023, and April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 and Senate Bill 360 into law, respectively. These new legislative amendments change Florida’s litigation landscape by shortening the statute...more
On April 13, 2023, and as part of other recent tort reform measures implemented in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 into law. This most recent bill makes changes to, among other laws, Florida Statute...more
There has been a growing trend of states enacting legislation making general contractors jointly and severally liable for the wages, benefits and supplements owed by project subcontractors to that subcontractor’s workers. ...more
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 396, which automatically tolls (i.e. pauses) the 6-year Statute of Limitations for construction defect claims by condominium and/or homeowner...more
After meeting for 140 days at the Capitol, Texas Legislators adjourned the 86th Legislative Session on May 27th, 2019. For the construction industry as a whole, many are saying that the 86th Legislative Session was one of the...more
Under Arizona law, when a purchaser of a new residential dwelling unit alleges a construction defect, the purchaser generally is required to first provide notice of the defect to the homebuilder prior to filing a formal...more
Arizona recently amended its Purchaser Dwelling Action statute to, among other things, involve all contractors in the process, establish the parties’ burdens of proof, add an attorney fees provision, establish procedural...more
The Washington Legislature wrapped up its 2019 session by enacting much-anticipated reform to the condominium implied construction warranties. The warranty reform bill also included important clarifications of the application...more
Rulings by the Minnesota Supreme Court and bills passed by the state legislature continue to shift the legal framework of construction practice in the state of Minnesota. Outlined below is a review of some of these new...more
Last year, I wrote a post calling attention to stalled efforts in the Colorado legislature to pass meaningful construction defect reform. Shortly thereafter, the legislature got it done in the form of House Bill 17-1279....more
With the February 24, 2015, enactment of Assembly Bill 125 (2015 Nevada Laws, Ch. 2), much has changed in the world of residential construction defect litigation. One of the most dramatic shifts has been the reduction of the...more
On May 23, 2017, Governor Hickenlooper signed House Bill 17-1279 (“HB 1279”) into law, which applies to all construction defect actions filed on or after that date. With the adjournment of the 2017 Colorado General Assembly...more
In a dramatic and seemingly overnight change of course, the Colorado House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 1279 on April 24, 2017. Days later, on May 4, 2017, HB 1279 passed unanimously in the Colorado...more
Ballard Spahr’s mixed-use, condominium, and multifamily lawyers are pleased to provide this newsletter to keep you apprised of important developments and trends in real estate law in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. ...more
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 87 into law, codified at ch. 2015-165, which amends the notice and opportunity to cure provisions of Chapter 558, Florida’s Construction Defect Statute. These amendments will go into...more
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a new bill that changes Florida's construction defect notice statute, effective October 1, 2015. Changes to the Florida statute include: (I) an amendment to section 558.001, revising...more
When the Arizona Legislature enacted the Purchaser Dwelling Act (the "Act") in 2002, it imposed various pre-litigation notice and inspection requirements on purchasers and homeowners’ associations before they could file a...more
Notable 2014 Case Law: Bonds - In Ponderosa Fire District v. Coconino County, 235 Ariz. 597 (Ct. App. Ariz. 2014), the Court of Appeals considered whether the County had discretion to decide not to call...more