Construction Law

Even though we are less than two weeks into the new year, projections on the state of the construction industry in 2016 are already beginning to emerge and, thus far, the forecast looks promising. Indeed, one highly influential trade group, the Associated General...

In our previous post, we started discussing how the demolition process entails much more than just swinging a wrecking ball, wielding some sledgehammers and picking up the pieces. Indeed, we explored how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration calls...

For real estate developers, the only thing perhaps more exciting than breaking ground on a new project is witnessing the demolition of the structures standing in the way of realizing their dream.It's important for real estate developers and anyone else involved in...

In our last post, we started discussing how Sunshine State homeowners victimized by unscrupulous and otherwise insolvent contractors may be able to secure some measure of justice via the Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund.To recap, this is a last resort...

In recent posts, we've been discussing how homeowners can protect themselves from being victimized by otherwise unscrupulous contractors. However, what happens when homeowners not only fall victim to contractors, but are otherwise unable to secure any sort of monetary...

Last time, our blog started discussing how homeowners need to be on guard for those scenarios in which licensed contractors whose services are retained for construction or remodeling projects fail to pay subcontractors or material suppliers.That's because it could...

In the last two posts, our blog has spent some time discussing some ways in which homeowners can protect themselves from being victimized by unlicensed contractors. It's important to understand, however, that it's not just unlicensed contractors that homeowners need...

Last time, our blog started discussing the unfortunate reality that people here in Florida whose homes are left devastated by some sort of severe weather must always remain diligent when considering the services of a contractor to repair storm...

Even though we are currently in the middle of September, it's important to remember that hurricane season here in Florida lasts all the way through the end of November. While we've been incredibly fortunate to go without a hurricane for quite some time now and appear...

For decades, the construction industry here in Florida offered workers a certain level of job security thanks to a consistent demand for new residential and commercial real estate.When the recession hit, however, a job in the Sunshine State's construction industry...