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Alex Merritt, Michael B. Wilmar; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 17, 2011, previously published on November 14, 2011 This month the Second District Court of Appeal concluded that the developer of a condominium complex lacked standing to enforce the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R's) after it had sold all the units in the complex.
| | Indiana to Recover Civil Penalties for Ryland Homes for Stormwater Violations
Bradley R. Sugarman; Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 27, 2011, previously published on October 13, 2011 One of the largest home builders in the United States has agreed to pay $625,000 in civil penalties for violating federal and state laws to prevent stormwater runoff. On October 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (on behalf of U.S. EPA) and Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, and Virginia...
| | Florida Condominium Developers’ Potential Liabilities for Construction Defects Upon Association Turnover
Geoffrey M. Cahen, Susan Fleischner Kornspan, Stephen A. Mendelsohn; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 25, 2011, previously published on October 24, 2011 Condominium developers have faced difficult times through the last few years. Many developers sold out buildings preconstruction, but as the buildings neared completion, buyers refused to meet their contractual obligations to close. To make matters worse, many buyers filed lawsuits seeking the...
| | Homeowners Have Standing To Sue Homebuilders For Driving Down Property Values By Marketing And Selling Neighboring Homes To High-Risk Buyers
Jon E. Goetz; Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard A Law Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article September 29, 2011, previously published on September 28, 2011 In Maya v. Centex Corporation (--- F.3d ----, C.A.9 (Cal.), September 21, 2011), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a large class of homeowners may sue homebuilders over inflated sales prices and subsequent drops in home values they allege were caused by the...
| | Approach to Housing Land Supply Following Cala Homes
Nigel Hewitson; Norton Rose OR LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 12, 2011, previously published on September 2011 The Secretary of State has recently re-issued a planning decision in respect of an appeal against refusal of planning permission for a mixed use development in north Cornwall.
|  | Contract Drafting Tips for Home Improvement Contractors
Eric L. Probst; Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article August 5, 2011, previously published on Summer 2011 In counseling home improvement contractors on the form and content of their contracts, I have developed a Top Ten Contract Drafting Tips List. Although you cannot draft the perfect contract to prevent a lawsuit, these tips are useful to help minimize the risk of litigation and the potential...
| | The Fourth District Strikes Again
Hanna Van Atta;
Legal Alert/Article July 15, 2011, previously published on July 2011 There are two cases now pending before the California Supreme Court concerning the use of binding arbitration and judicial reference clauses in Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) by developers who sell lots or units in residential real estate projects: Villa Vicenza Homeowners...
| | Proposals to Greatly Expand Use of Infrastructure Financing Districts Gain Momentum in California Legislature
Ofer Elitzur, Stephen C. Ryan, Lisa D. Weil; Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2011, previously published on May 19, 2011 As Governor Brown and California’s legislators again take up the question of eliminating redevelopment agencies (RDAs) in order to balance California’s budget, it is noteworthy that a number of bills are moving quickly through the California Assembly and Senate that would greatly expand...
| | Pre-Construction Lien Waivers: Only in Limited Circumstances
Matthew Gioffre; Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall Furman P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 19, 2011, previously published on Spring 2011 Pennsylvania's Mechanics' Lien Law (Lien Law) has undergone significant revisions twice over the past few years. Some of the most important changes to the Lien Law relate to contractors' ability to waive their lien rights, and the lien rights of their subcontractors, before work on the project even...
| | OSHA: Residential Builders Can No Longer Bypass Fall Protection Requirements
Heath H. Galloway; Williams Mullen;
Legal Alert/Article January 20, 2011, previously published on January 18, 2011 In the final days of 2010, OSHA announced that it was rescinding a 15-year old policy that allowed residential builders to bypass certain fall protection requirements. The newly issued Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction cancels guidance in place since 1995 regarding OSHA's enforcement...
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