Chinese Drywall Update: Insurance Companies Avoid Covering Homeowners
Insurance issues create one of the more complicated battlegrounds in the ongoing saga of defective Chinese drywall installed in houses in coastal markets. With most homeowners carrying property and casualty loss insurance, and with most builders and sub-contractors carrying some sort of liability insurance, plaintiff’s attorneys are hoping for some ... more
Leading on Lead: A Rhode Island Renovator Creates a Lead-Safe Shop
Complying with new EPA lead-safe remodeling rules is a challenge for many contractors. But for one Rhode Island renovation contractor, it’s a challenge he met several years ago, working under pre-existing Rhode Island state laws and regulations. Rob Cagnetta runs Heritage Restoration in Providence, R.I., specializing in historic preservation. A ... more
North Carolina Compromises on Energy Code
North Carolina officials are struggling to craft a compromise that will keep true to Governor Beverly Perdue’s stated commitment to energy-efficient construction, but also satisfy a builder lobby that objects to the added construction cost for building high-performance homes. On December 14, the state’s Building Code Council settled for a ... more
Texas High Court Rules for Homeowner in Post-Hurricane Beach Access Case
The Supreme Court of Texas has settled a complicated legal controversy about public rights of access to beaches, in cases where a storm has moved the beach closer to a homeowner’s house — or, in this case, all the way up to the house. The case, Severance v. Patterson, pits ... more
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