Housing Developers

Consultants On Home Improvement Projects May Now Need A Contractor's License

by Hopkins & Carley on 5/16/2013

It is common in the construction industry for residential owners to use consultants, including construction managers, to oversee and manage work performed by the direct contractor, subcontractors and material suppliers. The...more

HST: Issues for New Home Builders

by Matthew J. Wilson | Lerners LLP on 5/8/2013

If you are a new home builder or if you “substantially renovate” client’s homes, you should be aware of the GST/HST New Housing Rebate which may be available to the home owner. This program provides a rebate on part of the...more

Residential Project Exempt From CEQA Review Under Government Code Section 65457 As Consistent With Specific Plan For Which Program...

by Arthur F. Coon | Miller Starr Regalia on 4/11/2013

In a recently published opinion construing Government Code § 65457’s exemption from environmental review for a residential development consistent with a specific plan for which an EIR was previously certified, the First...more

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

by William R. Devine | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/9/2013

The recent California appellate court decision in Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin, Cal: Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dist., 3rd Div. 2013, upheld a City's affirmation that residential developments are exempt...more

Antitrust "Tying" Claims Dismissed Against Homebuilders

by Joseph E. Gallo, Michael Rosensaft | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/18/2012

The US District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled on the type of activity that constitutes a claim of impermissible “tying” under federal antitrust law, holding that the alleged misconduct of a group...more

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Consultants On Home Improvement Projects May Now Need A Contractor's License

HST: Issues for New Home Builders

Residential Project Exempt From CEQA Review Under Government Code Section 65457 As Consistent With Specific Plan For Which Program...

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

Antitrust "Tying" Claims Dismissed Against Homebuilders

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