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  • 3 reasons California's housing construction market is lacking
  • 7 key elements of a construction contract
  • A 2010 Update On New California Laws
  • A 2012 Update On New California Laws That May Impact The Construction Industry
  • A 2013 Update On New California Laws That May Impact The Construction Industry
  • A California Appellate Court Holds That A Conditional Lien Release Is Enforceable Even If the Lien Claimant Is Not Paid
  • A Change Order Checklist
  • A Recent Appellate Court Decision Significantly Impacts A Subcontractor’s Means For Recovering California Prompt Payment Penalties
  • A Recent California Case Effects Contractors Who Perform Tenant Improvements
  • A Second Bite Of The Apple Revisited: The Right To Record A Second Mechanic's Lien
  • AB 5 Contractor - Subcontractor relationships
  • Act Promptly To Avoid A Public Works Bid Protest Waiver
  • Actions A Contractor Can Take To Help Survive Tough Economic
  • Additional Insured Endorsements Revisited
  • An Overview Of California Mechanic's Liens And Stop Notice Remedies
  • An Overview Of Competitive Bidding On California Public Works Projects
  • An Overview Of Construction Liability Insurance Issues
  • An Overview Of The Additional Legal Exposure That A Contractor May Encounter In Constructing A Green Building
  • An Update On The Miller Act
  • Appellate Decisions
  • Are The Construction Contract Indemnity Laws Going To Change In California?
  • Are There More Limitations On Your Insurance Coverage Than You Thought?
  • Are You a Sophisticated Party? Time to Examine the Accrual Date for Construction Defect Claims in Your Contract.
  • Are You About To Remodel Or Build A Home? Homeowner Checklist.
  • Are You About To Remodel Or Build A Home? Ten things Every Homeowner Should Do When Hiring A Contractor.
  • Are You Being Assessed Onerous Liquidated Damages?
  • Are You Being Ordered To Complete Your Work Earlier Then Scheduled?
  • Are You Complying With The New Home Improvement Contract Requirements?
  • Are You Including A Loss Of Productivity Cost Component In Your Change Orders? Techniques For Establishing A Lost Productivity Claim
  • Are You Prequalified To Be Awarded Small Public Projects Not Subject To Formal Bidding Requirements?
  • Are You Protecting Your Lien Rights By Serving A Proper 20-day Notice?
  • Are You Shifting From Private Contracts To California Public Works Contracts Due To The Economy?
  • Are You Subject To A Bankruptcy Preferential Payment Claim For Your Last Progress Payment
  • Are You Taking Advantage Of Methods For Expediting Receipt Of Your Retention?
  • Are Your Claims Subject To A Flow-Through Clause?
  • Article: Boundary Disputes
  • Article: Easements
  • Article: Home Improvement (Construction) Contracts
  • Article: Legal Representation in Connection with CSLB Claims and Actions and Consumer Claims Against Contractor License Bond
  • Article: Partition Actions and the Fractional Interest Property Owner
  • Article: Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreements and the “As Is” Provision
  • As The Economy Slows The Number Of Construction Bankruptcies Will Rise
  • Be Prepared for SB 1159 and COVID-19 Workers Comp Action-Over Claims
  • Beacon case opens California architects and engineers to broader liability
  • Bidder Prequalification For California Public Works Projects
  • Bidders are Entitled To A Due Process Hearing Over Allegedly Incorrect Statements In Public Contract Bids
  • Calculating Delay Claims - An Overview Of The Components
  • California Appellate Court Apply The Objective Standard To Determine If There Is A Good Faith Dispute For The Purpose Of Prompt Payment Statutes
  • California Appellate Court Holds That A Construction Manager On A Privately Owned Project Does Not Need A Contractor's License
  • California Appellate Court Holds That A General Contractor Is Responsible For Paying Its Unlicensed Subcontractors Employees Wages
  • California Appellate Court Holds That Contractor Must Return All Payments When Qualifier Is Not Acting As A Manager
  • California Appellate Court Rules On Prompt Payment Statutes Applicability To Retention
  • California Appellate Court Upholds Public Entities Obligation To Have Prime Contractor Post A Payment Bond
  • California construction disputes and mediation: FAQs
  • California Construction Indemnity Clauses: A Simplified Overview
  • California Design Professional Liens: An Overview
  • California licensing board targeting unlicensed contractors
  • California Mechanics' Liens And Stop Notices: Remedies You Can Use To Improve Collections
  • California Public Works Stop Notices: A Primer
  • CALIFORNIA STATE RENT CONTROL RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE TENANT PROTECTION ACT (TPA) OF 2019
  • California Supreme Court Holds Public Entity Responsible For Nondisclosure Of Material Facts That Impact The Contractor’s Performance
  • California Supreme Court Rules That Your Contractor License Must Be In Effect At All Times To Recover Compensation
  • California’s current real estate market gives rise to property disputes
  • Can A General Contractor Rely On A Subcontractor’s Bid On California Public Works Project?
  • Can You Recover for Construction Delays Related to Covid-19 Shelter-in- Place Orders?
  • Can You Recover For Construction Delays?
  • CDC reports large number of children exposed to dangerous levels of lead
  • Change orders are essential to California construction projects
  • Choosing a legal entity for a new California construction business
  • Co Ownership of Real Property In California
  • Construction boom predicted for California Bay Area in 2014
  • Construction Claims Checklist
  • Construction delays raise legal issues with California building projects
  • Construction Project Documentation: A Basic Checklist Of Documents That Should Be Maintained To Prove A Construction Claim
  • Contractor Liability For Defects Expands
  • Court Confirms Project Owners Cannot Sue Mechanic's Lien Claimants For Slander Of Title merely because claim is found to lack merit.
  • COVID-19 A POSSIBLE “FORCE MAJEURE” EVENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS — COMMERCIAL LEASES
  • Did You Make A Complete Inspection Of The Site Before You Bid?
  • Do Recent Materials Price Increases Threaten Your Bottom Line?
  • Does the Arbitration Clause In Your Contract Protect You?
  • Does Your California 20-day Preliminary Lien Notice Include A Proper Estimate? If Not, It May Be Invalid
  • Does Your Contract Contain A No Damages For Delay Clause? If So, It May Not Be Valid
  • Does Your Contract Contain A Termination For Convenience Clause?
  • Don't Get Caught In The "Or Equal" Public Contract Trap
  • Dot Com Bust Leads To Favorable Result For Tenant Improvement Contractors
  • Due to Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place and Stay at Home Orders, The Time to Send Your Delay Notice Is Now
  • Escrow Agreement For Security Deposits In Lieu Of Retention
  • EXTENDED “VACANCIES” / EXTENDED “UNOCCUPANCIES”THE IMPLICATION OF THE “VACANCY” EXCLUSIONS IN PROPERTY INSURANCEDURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • Five Situations Where You May Be Able To Avoid A Contractually Mandated Written Change Order
  • Has El Niño Adversely Impacted Your Construction Project?
  • Have You Acted In Time to Avoid Losing Your Public Works Stop Notice And Payment Bond Claim
  • Have You Given Proper Notice Of The Delay? California Appellate Court Permits Assessment Of Liquidated Damages Due To Contractor’s Failure To Give Notice Of Delay.
  • Have You Reviewed Your Preliminary Lien Notice Form?
  • Hollywood case provides example of easement issues
  • How Dare They Record That Mechanic's Lien: Summary Methods To Remove Erroneous And Invalid Mechanic's Liens And Stop Notices
  • How Long Are You On The Hook For Defective Workmanship? An Overview Of The Construction Defect Statute Of Limitations
  • I Forgot To File A Legal Action To Foreclose On My Mechanics Lien Within 90 days: Now What? Or My Contractor Recorded A Mechanic’s Lien And Not Filed A Timely Lawsuit To Foreclose On It: Now What?
  • I Have Yet To Be Paid. Do I Still Have Time To Record A Mechanic's Lien?
  • Identifying Unfavorable Subcontract Clauses
  • If There Are Disputes Concerning Ambiguities In A Contract, Whose Interpretation Should Prevail? An Overview Of Contract Rules Of Interpretation
  • If You Record Your Mechanic's Lien Too Early The Lien Is Ineffective
  • In light of the Corona Virus Shelter in place Orders, what contract clauses should I review so that I can give timely notice
  • Indemnity Clauses: What Are They And What Risks Do I Assume When I Have One In My Contract?
  • Introduction to the California Homebuilders’ Right to Repair Act
  • Is A SWPP Plan In Your Future?
  • Is The Bankruptcy Trustee Demanding That You Return Your Last Progress Payment? What A Contractor Should Know About Preferential Payments
  • Letters of Intent
  • Mediation: A Means To Obtain An Early Resolution Of A Construction Dispute
  • New California Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Contractor Public Works Change Order Claims
  • New law makes contractors liable for bad subcontractors
  • New Legislation Addresses The Use Of Statutory Lien Releases To Release Stop Notices
  • New Supreme Court Case Sets Standard On Contractor Delay Claims For Public Works Contracts
  • Our Work Is Being Delayed, What Should I Do?
  • Overzealous Claim Prosecution Can Be An Invitation To Liability: A Primer On Avoiding False Claims Acts
  • Pitfalls In The Use Of E-mail And Electronic Records
  • Prevailing Wage Contract Escape Clauses
  • Prompt Payment Statutes Revisited: A Valuable Collection Tool
  • Protecting Your Claim On California Public Works Projects: A Primer On Stop Notice And Payment Bond Claims
  • Recent Appellate Court Case Addresses Relief For A Material Error In A California Public Works Project Bid.
  • Recent California Appellate Court Decision Reaffirms A Key Requirement For Asserting A Mechanic’s Lien
  • Recent case on Miller Act Points Out Pitfalls: An Overview On Making Claims for Payment on Federal Projects
  • Reliance On A Subcontractor’s Bid on California Public Works Project that has material contract terms that are different than those in the Contractors Subcontractor?
  • Relying On A Building Inspector’s Approval Of The Work Does Not Shield The Contractor From Liability
  • Remedies Available To The Unpaid Contractor
  • Second Place Bidder on Public Works Contract May Sue Winning Bidder for Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage
  • Seek legal advice in a California boundary dispute
  • Several appellate cases review California mechanic’s lien procedure
  • Shut Down of Construction Projects Due to Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place and Stay at Home Orders May Trigger Your Time to Server or Record Stop Notices and Mechanic’s Liens.
  • Simplified Private Work Mechanic Lien And Stop Notice Action Guide For Private Work Of Improvement
  • Steps to Protecting Your Interests Under Mechanic's Line Or Stop Notice Statutes
  • Subcontractor Clause Checklist
  • Submitting An Invoice When You Are Not In Compliance With The Contract Requirements For A California Public Works Project Results In False Claims Liability
  • Substantial Changes To Preliminary Lien Notices Go Into Effect On January 1, 2004
  • The Anatomy Of A Typical Lawsuit
  • The Attachment Remedy
  • The California Department Of Health Services Issues An Implementation Update For Reporting Mold Standards And Guidelines
  • The California Supreme Court Declares "Pay If Paid" Clauses Are Void
  • The Indemnity Clause Battle Continues Two New Changes
  • The Ins And Outs Of Differing Site Condition Claims
  • The Miller Act: An Overview On Making Claims For Payment On Federal Projects
  • The New California Construction Defect Laws Changes And How They Relate To Existing Dispute Resolution Procedures
  • The Plans Are Incomplete, Now What Do I Do? An Overview Of The Implied Warranty That The Plans Are Complete
  • The Right to Repair Act is not the Exclusive Remedy When Actual Damages Are Present
  • The role of the mechanics lien in a California construction project
  • The State Of California Issues A New Wage Order That Takes Effect On January 1, 2001
  • The Subcontractor Listing Laws For California Public Works Projects
  • The Use Of A Construction Schedule To Analyze A Delay
  • The Uses and Abuses of Joint Checks: An Overview Of the Issues That Arise When You Use Joint Checks
  • Things You Need To Consider To Avoid Being Scammed Or Ripped Off In The Wake Of The Northern California Fires
  • Three Day (3-Day) Notices And Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Proceedings
  • Timing Is Everything When It Comes To Enforcing Mechanics Liens
  • Too Many Change Orders May Provide The Basis For Abandoning The Construction Contract
  • Two Recent Changes In The Law Affect Public Works Bids And Preliminary Lien Notices
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California's Prevailing Wage Statute
  • Using Project Documentation: A Simple Format For A Construction Claim
  • We Have Made A Material Error In Our Bid. Can We Revoke It?
  • What Amounts Can Be Included In Your Mechanic's Lien?
  • What Can You Do If You Dispute A Public Works Stop Notice
  • What Happened To The One Year Guarantee? Rather, Did it Ever Exist?
  • What type of construction contract should I use?
  • When Does The Time For Serving A Public Works Stop Notice Expire?
  • Why Am I Being Required To Provide An Additional Insured Endorsement? An Overview of Insurance and Indemnity Clauses
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