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Frantz Ward LLP

Ohio Changes Law Applicable to Home Improvement Disputes Greater than $25,000

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Recently, the Ohio Legislature changed a 12-year-old law applicable to home construction services. The original version only applied to contracts for new construction (or ancillary construction to the new construction, like a...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Residential Sellers and Purchasers Beware: One Year Limitation to File Suit Under a Residential Construction Contract Held...

This past fall, in a split 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a one-year limit to file suit under a residential construction contract was unconscionable and, as a result, void and unenforceable. Tadych v....more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

DPOR Contractor Recovery Fund

In Virginia, any contract with a licensed residential contractor must include a statement notifying the homeowners of the existence of the “Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund”, including information on how to...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

6 Questions Every Owner Should Ask When Planning High-End Residential Construction

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Despite rising inflation, escalating material and construction costs, supply chain delays and general market uncertainty, the high-end residential construction market continues to experience record growth. According to recent...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

[Webinar] Construction ADR Webinar: Residential & Multi-Family Construction Disputes: Is There A Practical Solution? - September...

Join Miles mediator and arbitrators Jennifer Grippa and David Matthews, along with Frank Brown, partner in Weissman Law and General Counsel of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Inc., Jerry Warshaw, Founder and...more

Miller Canfield

Illinois Supreme Court Disallows Implied Warranty Claims by Owners Against Subcontractors

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The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned over thirty years of precedent in holding that property owners cannot sue subcontractors for implied warranty of habitability claims. Courts have long held that owners receive...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Righting a Wrong in West Virginia – The Residential Construction Right to Cure

In residential construction, problems can arise with customers that cause expensive litigation. In West Virginia, a right to cure in residential construction by statute can alleviate such costs. The statutory term is...more

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