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Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Navigating Technical Terminology in Residential Construction Contracts

Residential construction contracts will often contain technical terms or jargon that leave many homeowners with uncertainty. Homeowners should be cautious of implicitly agreeing to language they do not understand when...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

It’s a Family Affair: SCOTX Compels Non-Signatory Minor Children to Arbitrate Their Construction Defect Claims with Signatory...

A novel question arose over the past few years in residential construction law as to whether minors were subject to the contractual provisions in their parents’ purchase or construction contract. The contract typically has a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contractor Loses Effort to Bind Remote Home Purchaser to Arbitration Clause

On December 8, 2020, in Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. v. Kohlmeyer, a Texas Court of Appeals rejected a contractor’s appeal of a trial court order denying the contractor’s motion to compel arbitration in a home construction...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Notice Your Lien or Kiss it Goodbye

Like many states, Minnesota requires subcontractors and suppliers to send pre-lien notices to owners to perfect mechanic’s lien rights. Failure to comply with the pre-lien notice statute can prove fatal to a lien enforcement...more

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