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Florida Enacts New Mandatory Builder Warranty

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Effective July 1, 2025, Florida requires builders to provide a mandatory, transferable one-year warranty for newly constructed residential homes. The warranty covers construction defects in equipment, materials, or...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 9, September 2024

Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Building Code Legislation Becomes Law - Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Ohio Changes Law Applicable to Home Improvement Disputes Greater than $25,000

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Recently, the Ohio Legislature changed a 12-year-old law applicable to home construction services. The original version only applied to contracts for new construction (or ancillary construction to the new construction, like a...more

Stoel Rives LLP

New Washington Law Applies Limitations to Retainage on Private Construction Projects

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On May 9, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 5528, which limits the percentage of retainage withheld from contractors on private construction projects in Washington....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Put a Cap on It: The Impact of 2023 Washington Retainage Law for Private Projects

New private project retention cap matches that for public construction projects and takes effect July 23 - This year, the Washington State Legislature approved a cap on retainage for private projects. The stated purpose of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Pending Florida Legislation Impacting Statutes of Limitations and Repose For Construction-Related Lawsuits

Legislation in Florida may soon change the time property owners have to file construction-related lawsuits. Both the Florida Senate, with SB 360, and the House of Representatives, with HB 85, passed identical bills and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Out with Lonergan, In with Spearin: Texas Legislature Provides Contractors with Limited Protection for Defective Plans and Designs

As of September 1, 2021, in a change to Texas caselaw that had been in place for over a century, Texas contractors now have protection in certain circumstances from liability for defective plans and specifications provided to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2021 California Legislative Update: California’s New Employment Laws

To close out the 2021 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, many of which directly affect California employers.  In addition to the coverage in prior blog posts, which are linked below,...more

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Governor Reynolds signs mechanic’s lien bill

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On Friday, April 30, Governor Reynolds signed into law HF 561  (formerly SSB1006), a bill pertaining to mechanic’s lien. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2022....more

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