Home owners in New York City that obtain judgments against licensed home improvement contractors and are not able to collect may not be totally without recourse. Once a judgment is obtained against a licensed New York City Home Improvement Contractor, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Defective Construction
Subcontract Warranty Provisions
One of the provisions that is often included in a subcontract agreement is the subcontractor’s warranties. These provisions essentially bind the subcontractor by an implied promise to perform the subcontract work in a skillful and workmanlike manner. Fairbairn Lumber Corp. … Continue reading
Insurance Coverage for Damage to Building Caused By Excavation Next Door?
The New York State Court of Appeals, in its 2009 decision in Pioneer Towers Owners Ass’n v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Company, held that damage to a building caused by excavation work being conducted on an adjacent property was … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy and Your Legal Rights
With Hurricane Sandy barreling down on the East Coast everyone should naturally be concerned, first and foremost, with protecting their safety and the safety of their friends, neighbors and family. But when the storm clears there will undoubtedly be hundreds … Continue reading
Issues of Fact Prevent Contractor From Winning Summary Judgment
In Henriquez v. Parsippany Const. Co., Inc., the plaintiffs were injured when their car veered too far into the next lane of a highway that was under construction. The plaintiffs argued that the temporary markings were not sufficient to allow … Continue reading
