Board-Certified In Construction Law By The Florida Bar
In construction, your work is your legacy. Protecting that legacy requires a keen understanding of construction defect claims and the strategies to defend against them effectively. A construction defect claim happens when someone alleges a property’s damage is due to...
Smart homes have changed our living spaces, but they've also brought new challenges for contractors. Recent research shows that smart home devices can create serious safety and privacy risks, exposing information such as unique device names, personal data and even the...
When a construction dispute arises, the terms of your contract may require you to resolve the matter through arbitration. Here, your dispute is heard by one or more arbitrators who will render a decision that’s binding on the parties. While arbitration can be...
As someone working in the construction industry, you are no stranger to contracts. But are you aware of all the terms you are agreeing to when you sign on it? Consider this scenario: You sign an agreement incorporating "all applicable building codes and regulations"...
In the construction industry, timely payment is crucial to keeping projects on track and ensuring the financial health of your business. Delays in payment can have a ripple effect, causing project delays, cash flow problems and even putting entire businesses at risk....
Florida's real estate market has had some major shakeups in recent years, but you might not know it if you looked only at the pace of construction in the state. The residential market has dealt with rising interest rates and a worsening insurance crisis, but meanwhile...
Construction disputes can be costly and lead to significant delays. The longer it takes to hash out these issues, the more you and the other party might lose out. In many instances all parties just want to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. In those...
Your construction contracts are vital to keeping your construction business running. When a contract is breached the consequences can be devastating, delaying or derailing your entire construction project. While some of your contracts may be oral, generally your...
A construction project has many working parts. For a successful completion of the project to occur, all components of the project must come together without issue. While this is an ideal situation, the reality is that it is not uncommon for issues or disputes to come...
Florida has two statutes that limit the time in which a claim can be made for damages caused by a defect in construction. The first such limit is the statute of limitation. Most construction company owners in Florida understand that the statute of limitation requires...