When you hire a contractor to perform home repair and remodeling work, you expect that the project will be completed correctly. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, and you may find construction defects. Proving fault in a construction dispute You may have to...
A lot of work goes into buying or selling a home. One reason the process takes so long is that both sides must have time to resolve financial and legal issues that surface during the negotiations, inspections and paperwork. Some of the trickiest issues involve...
In Chicago, construction projects in residential areas might seem like a simple matter of the owner deciding what he or she wants done, finding a contractor, negotiating a price and moving forward. However, that is not always the case as there could be neighborhood...
Once a homeowner has hired a contractor for a home repair or remodeling project, they expect the work to be completed correctly. Unfortunately, projects can go awry. Sometimes the project takes longer than expected, the contractor uses the wrong materials or the work...
Even the nicest-looking, classiest, most expensive homes may be left uninhabitable and unsafe due to construction defects. According to a recent claim in another state, a $3.5 million townhouse was left uninhabitable by construction defects. According to the lawsuit,...
By Adam Whiteman, Commercial Collection Attorney Litigating a case for construction defects can be devastatingly expensive and time consuming for the homeowner and highly disruptive for the contractor‘s business. What the homeowner thought would be the construction of...
By Adam Whiteman, Commercial Collection Attorney Proving up damages in a residential construction defect case can be tricky business. Whereas the general rule is that the cost of repairing the defective work might seem the appropriate path to proving up damages, this...
Home repairs and renovations are often more stressful and expensive than homeowners want. Between unexpected structural issues, delays and other problems, these projects can quickly spiral out of control. When you hire a contractor, they should be able to navigate...
By Adam Whiteman, Commercial Collection Attorney The implied warranty of habitability is a creature of the law. It was literally an innovation of judges created to protect homeowners/buyers from unscrupulous builders. Initially, it was intended to apply directly...
