I had an interesting question last week from Bryan, a Tennessee contractor. Bryan wondered why any contract needs to say that changes require mutual agreement. Isn’t that the law? Better to keep con...
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I had an interesting question last week from Bryan, a Tennessee contractor. Bryan wondered why any contract needs to say that changes require mutual agreement. Isn’t that the law? Better to keep con...
Every contractor doing roofing or siding work in New York got a new challenge last month. NY General Business Law, § 770(8) and § 771-b set new standards for roofing and related work. To earn the ri...
News Headline: US housing starts drop to the lowest level since 2015. Government restrictions, lockdowns and a slowing economy have added a layer of problems for residential contractors. When work slo...
Contractor Liability for COVID-19 Claims Who pays when someone on a construction site gets sick or dies from COVID-19? Long after the pandemic has passed from headline news, lawyers for plaintiffs and...
Question: “My client wants a completion deadline written into our construction contract. What should I do?” My advice: Avoid committing to a firm completion date. Instead, lay out a proposed sched...