In the commercial construction setting, warranties can be written to commence as of substantial completion, final completion, date of beneficial use, date of installation or some other agreed-upon ...

Owners often require that contractors procure performance bonds to guarantee the contractor’s faithful performance of the contract. Statutes require performance bonds on public construction projects.

The construction industry has always focused on serving its customers. Core values and mission statements all identify this as a primary key to success. My experience developing a construction ...

A case over a sulphuric acid leak has burned a hole into Georgia law around a wide range of warranties for property owners, a lawyer for the losing side of a recent state Court of Appeals decision ...

It happens all the time. I get a frantic call from a contractor client about claims for defective work. The client insists the warranty has expired because more than a year has passed since completion ...

A recent holding by the North Carolina Court of Appeals is threatening to render many long-term express warranties ineffective. In a divided opinion in Christie v. Hartley Construction, Inc., the ...

There are many property owners, commercial and residential, who sleep better at night knowing they have a 20-year guaranteed warranty on their new roof. But a recent Georgia Court of Appeals ruling in ...