Construction Law
| A CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF BUILDING CODES & ZONING LAWS |
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| A contractor is required to comply with all applicable building codes, building permit regulations, and zoning laws when he or she engages in a construction project. If the contractor fails to comply with the building codes or the zoning laws, the contractor's building permit or business license could be revoked. In addition, criminal or quasi-criminal proceedings could be instituted against the contractor, an action for an injunction could be filed against the contractor, or an owner's building or existing structures could be demolished. More... |
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| Case Management Order in Construction Defect Actions |
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| Given the complexity and size of most construction defect actions, the Case Management Order (CMO) is crucial to the orderly, cost-effective, and efficient adjudication of all the parties' claims. Generally, the CMO is drafted and agreed to by the parties and then signed as an order from the court. In construction defect cases, the homeowners and developer are usually the parties who initiate the CMO. Later parties, such as subcontractors, are automatically subject to the CMO provisions upon their entrance into the litigation. More... |
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| ROAD DESIGN IN SUBDIVISIONS |
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| Subdivision plats are required to set forth the layout for the streets in the subdivision. The streets may be public or they may be private roads. If the streets are public, the subdivision plat must determine whether they will form a grid pattern or a hierarchical system that is dependent upon a loop road, whether there will be one or multiple connections from the subdivision to the existing streets, or whether there will be cross-connections to adjacent subdivisions. More... |
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| DEFINITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| When a global construction project involves a contract that provides for arbitration in the event of a dispute, the arbitration may be considered to be an international arbitration. An arbitration is considered to be an international arbitration if the underlying construction project is an international project, that is, a construction project that involves different countries. An arbitration is also considered to be an international arbitration if the underlying dispute has an international character, that is, if the parties that are involved in the project are from different countries. More... |
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| NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS AGAINST CONTRACTORS |
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| In addition to a breach of contract action against a contractor, an owner may also be entitled to a negligence action against the contractor. This type of action is based upon the contractor's negligence during the course of a construction project. The main reason for asserting a negligence action against a contractor is that the damages in a negligence action generally exceed the damages for a breach of contract action. More... |
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