Friday, January 14, 2011

Oregon State Bar Holding Construction Defect Seminar

Saw this seminar from a google alert. Water infiltration mold and more...

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From Construction Law Today-How Enforceable Are Limitations of Liability: Something a Contractor, Architect, and Engineer Would Like to Know

Saw this on a blog I follow...contractors, achitects and others take note...

Summary: Zerjal v. Daech & Bauer Construction, Inc.


This decision concerns the limitation of liability in a home inspector’s contract. But the principles involved affect building contractors, architects, engineers, other professionals, and anyone else who would also like to contractually limit their exposure. And it's all the more compelling because these judges enforce the limitation not against a Fortune 100 company, but against that most sacred of judicially protected constituencies: the homeowner.

In enforcing the limitation, the judges hold that contractually capping liability to a refund of fees paid:
•Isn't “unconscionable,” and
•Doesn’t violate “public policy"

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT JOSH GLAZOV's blog by clicking here

HOA in Nevada Turns water off to home...despite payment plan with homeowner.

I picked this up from my Google alerts...

HOA Hall of Shame adds most shameful member yet - KTNV ABC,Channel 13,Las Vegas,Nevada,News,Weather,Sports,Entertainment,KTNV.com,Action News .:.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

HOA's and CONDO's/PUDs-The January Regenesis Report is Out

The Regenesis Report (National Edition) January 2011 is now available for viewing at http://www.regenesis.net/

IN THIS EDITION

The Rogues Gallery. Does your board have some?

Ask the HOA Expert™. Another set of provocative Q&As.

The Resale Package. What is it and why it costs so much?

Winterizing Vacancies. Snow birds take notice.

Bark Free Zone. Move over rover.

Paint a Montana Sky. Let your paint palate soar!

Good Looking Hood. Keep the cribs stylin’.

Interview with God. If you ask, he’ll answer.

Paraprosdokians. War doesn’t determine who is right, only who is left.

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

From John Bridge Tile Forums-Schluter System Blamed In Tile Deck Failure, Installer Needs to Blame Himself

John Bridge doesn't want me on their forums, probably because I say most Tile Installers can't waterproof properly...this post and the thread following it pretty much proves it. Again.

Read the thread using this link...John Bridge Forums




There's many an opinion thrown around on the 7 pages of threads from the original posts, but in my opinion, the tile installer just plain F'd up...no edge flashings, no control joints, admits deck has flex in it, the list goes on...

Moral of the Story Get a tile guy to tile, get a waterproofer to waterproof. I would not have touched this deck until it met all standards set by APA, TCNA and Schluter...