A Florida man working as an unlicensed contractor faked his own death -- just to avoid a lawsuit. The saga started when a pair of Pennsylvania snowbirds decided that they wanted to make Florida their permanent home. They bought a house in a closed community that...
A good quality control plan can be the key to your project's success -- and the key to avoiding lawsuits later over problems and defects that were missed during construction. If you've generally worked on smaller projects, a written quality control plan might be...
The easiest way to keep your construction company out of litigation is to make it a safe place for your employees to work while meeting your customers' expectations for excellence. That's not always easy to do, especially when it comes to trying to keep a drug-free...
Contractors know that there can be problems working with the public. They are probably prepared to handle the unhappy customer who points to the "satisfaction guaranteed" clause in the contract as the reason for demanding the contractor make changes. They may also be...
Part of any building project, whether it be new construction or a remodel, is hiring contractors and tradesmen with the skill and experience necessary to complete the project. No matter how complex or minor your project may be, as a property owner you want to know the...
Nothing can put quite as costly of a stop to a construction project as a construction dispute. Whether you are a property owner, investor or contractor, understanding the most common causes of construction disputes may help you draft a more comprehensive and effective...
During any type of construction project, contracts and written agreements are made between owners and contractors to ensure the satisfactory completion of a project. Occasionally, contractors will sub out a portion of the work. When this arrangement is made,...
When you purchase a new home, you have every reason to expect that you will be able to live in it safely for many years to come. And if the builders did their jobs correctly, you should have no trouble doing just that. However, if the homebuilders cut corners by using...
If you are a construction developer who is planning a project, one of the first things you must decide is whether you want to use a contractor to perform the building tasks. If you should decide to enlist the services of a contractor, then you will need to create a...
When it comes to having a home built from the ground up, you have two basic choices. First, go the custom home route, wherein you are able to have every single aspect of the house constructed to your own specifications. The other choice is to purchase a home that is...
