Tuesday, November 14, 2006

CA: Subcontractors Are Liable To The Owner Even If They Have No Contract With The Owner In a recent case, the developer of a condominium project contracted with a general contractor to construct retaining walls.  The general contractor orally subcontracted out the waterproofing and drainage work on the retaining walls.  Problems developed: the condo homeowners began to notice wet soil in their backyards and the retaining walls began to exude a white powdery substance.  The condo homeowners association sued the general contractor and the subcontractor. 10:43:01 AM

FL: Homeowners appeal for vested property access In a case stretching back to the mid-1980s, members of the Greater Driftwood Estates Homeowners’ Association (GDEHA) have filed the papers in the First Circuit Court of Appeals where, if approved, would compel the county to revisit a 1988 public hearing at which the homeowners claim they were underrepresented. 10:33:17 AM

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