Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
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Construction Defects: Lessons Learned
California Court of Appeal Opens Doors for Construction Defect Claims Outside of the Right to Repair Act
Plumbing-related construction defects can result in costly water damage claims. Recent innovations in plumbing materials and fittings have aided in more economical installation costs; however, workmanship issues and...more
Arbitration has long been viewed as a faster, more efficient alternative to litigation. But anyone involved in construction disputes today knows that is not always the case. ...more
Bandklayder Dev., LLC v. Saba, 406 So.3d 265 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) and Vuletic Group, LLC v. Malkin, 4th DCA, No. 4D2024-1589 2025 WL 1944045, July 16, 2025 - It has been well-settled in Florida that the proper measure of...more
The Building Safety Act has made huge changes to the rights and obligations of landlords. Landlords and developers can be required to remedy fire safety issues and defects going right back to 1992, with certain leaseholders...more
BACKGROUND This case concerns not the iconic Henry Hyams tower, but its more discreet sibling, a smaller former office block of six storeys known as Centre Point House ("CPH"). CPH is connected to Centre Point Tower by a...more
House Bill 3746—effective January 1, 2026—changes Oregon law governing construction-defect claims and certain condominium/planned-community governance duties....more
Background - This case concerns not the iconic Henry Hyams tower, but its more discreet sibling, a smaller former office block of six storeys known as Centre Point House ("CPH"). CPH is connected to Centre Point Tower by a...more
On October 7, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Clearfield County v. Transystems Corporation, et al. case that was certified for appeal earlier this year....more
When an HOA ignores its duties under its covenants and restrictions, the consequences can be devastating. In Ridley v. Rancho Palma Grande Homeowners Association (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 28, 2025, No. H052560), a Santa Clara...more
In September of 2025, the Arizona Supreme Court held that an anti-assignment clause in the sale of a home between the builder and buyer did not prohibit the assignment of claims arising from that contract. Specifically, the...more
At the Oregon State Bar Real Estate and Land Use Section Annual Conference in Bend, I had the privilege of presenting this year’s legislative update. This was the result of a collective effort of the 17 members of the...more
Bricker Graydon's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims seminar. This seminar will cover: - Important construction concepts, including key contract language, best...more
In Trustees of Boston University v. Clough Harbour & Associates LLP, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered anew whether a construction defect claim tendered under the terms of a bespoke contractual indemnity...more
For more than 40 years, Pennsylvania’s Construction Statute of Repose (SOR) has given contractors, engineers, and architects the assurance that liability for completed projects eventually comes to an end. That is because,...more
Colorado’s housing shortage—particularly in the for-sale condominium market—has been driven in part by the high cost and unpredictability of construction defect litigation. In 2025, the General Assembly enacted House Bill...more
Pennsylvania’s statute of repose, enacted in 1976, has long provided construction industry participants with finality by barring claims related to construction defects raised more than 12 years after the completion of...more
An appeal being filed with the Massachusetts Appeals Court (Appeals Court) involving construction defects alleged against a condominium developer has the potential to impact construction and design professionals. As a result...more
Construction remains one of the last industries where the product is truly handmade. Even in an age of automation, buildings are assembled by dozens and dozens of trades coordinating on-site—often under immense pressure. When...more
As construction claims continue to multiply in Florida’s prolific housing development scene, a question has continued to arise: Is a liability carrier obligated to defend an insured contractor where there has been no lawsuit...more
The Building Safety Act 2022[1] (BSA 2022) (which gained Royal Assent on 28 April 2022), has had a significant impact on liability around the design and construction process. One of the changes brought about by the BSA 2022...more
David Hatem explores the response to tragic events such as the Surfside Condominium collapse in June 2021 should not be finding more parties to sue or defenses to establish, but to develop constructive initiatives and...more
Meritage Homes of Texas, Florida, and Meritage Homes Corporation (collectively, “Meritage”), a national residential homebuilder, brought suit against its umbrella insurer, AIG Specialty Insurance Company (“AIG”), over...more
Jack Slimm and Jeremy Zacharias, of our Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office, secured a significant victory in the New Jersey Appellate Division in Cohen v. Weg & Meyers, P.C., A-2082-22 (App. Div. Aug. 6, 2025), affirming the...more
Starting July 1, Florida law will require builders of newly constructed homes to provide a mandatory 1-year warranty against material construction defects. The new statute, Section 553.837, Florida Statutes, establishes...more
In Carr v. Spinnaker Insurance Company, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s finding that property damage resulting from objectionable and imperfect work performed by an...more