If you provide services or materials for a construction project, you rely on promised payments to keep you in business. When facing a payment dispute, you have multiple ways to remedy the situation in California. Consider these three tools that can help you recover...
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Communication tips for contractors
As a contractor, communicating and collaborating with your clients requires a significant amount of your time. When projects get underway, it can be easy to focus on moving the work along instead of talking with your client frequently. This is especially true if you...
The role expert determination plays in construction disputes
Construction disputes can be costly for all involved parties. Common construction disputes arise where there is disagreement about a term or terms in the construction contract. For example, the parties may differ on what constitutes contractual completion. Like with...
Are delays on a construction site excusable or inexcusable?
Construction projects often rely on contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, architects, clients and many other parties to work together to deliver the project on time, on budget and within client specifications. Construction delays from disrupted supply lines...
How do change orders work?
Building a home or other structure can come with a variety of potential pitfalls. Supply and regulation issues can pop up out of nowhere. And the project’s timeline may prove too condensed to complete the necessary work. In these instances, among others, a change...
The California Contractor State License Board’s basic process when a homeowner files a complaint
If you have been engaged in a home improvement project, you may find that your contractor has violated your contract. Perhaps the materials specified were not used. Or, there were major delays even though you specified timeliness as a factor in the contract. You may...
Developers must be aware of municipal environmental ordinances
Property owners and developers in California are already aware that the state has numerous complex regulations regarding real estate development. In addition to state laws, cities and counties can impose their own restrictions that apply to projects in their...
Material supplier construction disputes
A material supplier, on a construction project can face a great deal of risk when supplying construction materials for a project. The difficulty for material suppliers can be in finding the means for getting a client to pay them. In situations where they’ve provided...