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    Current Law Summary: In Title XXXIII Chapter 558, the Florida Legislature establishes a requirement that homeowners who allege construction defects must first notify the construction professional responsible for the defect and allow them an opportunity to repair the defect before the homeowner canbring suit against the construction professional. The statute, which allows homeowners and associations to file claims against certain types of contractors and others, defines the type of defects that fall under the authority of the legislation and the types of housing covered in thelegislation. Florida sets strict procedures that homeowners must follow in notifying construction professionals of alleged defects. The law also establishes strict timeframes for builders to respond to homeowner claims. Once a builder has inspected the unit, the law allows the builder to offer to repair or settle by paying the owner a sum to cover the cost of repairing the defect. The homeowner has the option of accepting the offer or rejecting the offer and filing suit. Under the statute the courts must abate any homeowner legal action until the homeowner has undertaken the claims process. The law also requires contractors, subcontractors and other covered under the law to notify homeowners of the right to cure process.


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    The Roofing expert expert witness Forensic architect expert witness Baldwin Florida Florida Florida multi family design expert witness construction and engineering expert witnesses, Florida Expert Witness Engineer Group is comprised from a number of credentialed construction professionals possessing extensive trial support experience relevant to construction defect and claims matters. Leveraging from more than 25 years experience, BHA provides construction related trial support and expert services to the nation's most recognized construction litigation practitioners, Fortune 500 builders, commercial general liability carriers, owners, construction practice groups, and a variety of state and local government agencies.

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    Contract Disputes Act and Jurisdictional Requirements

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    When dealing with a claim on a federal construction project, there are a couple of key background jurisdictional points. These points were briefly highlighted in the recent appeal, Mega Star Logistics Service Co. v. Department of State, CBCA 8232, 2026 WL 253738 (CBCA 2026). Here are the two points. FIRST, when it comes to jurisdiction, for a board of contract appeals “to exercise jurisdiction over a claim, the CDA [Contract Disputes Act] requires the contractor to submit a written claim to the contracting officer for a COFD [contracting officer final decision], with a subsequent appeal of the COFD or deemed denial if the CO [contracting officer] does not issue a COFD.” Thus, you need to submit a formal claim under the Contract Disputes Act to the contracting officer to get a final decision from the contracting officer (or the contracting officer waiving the final decision by not timely furnishing one). Mega Star Logistics, supra. Read the full story...
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    April 08, 2026 —
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    Traub Lieberman Partner Jessica Kull and the Traub Lieberman litigation team obtained an extremely favorable outcome in a highly contentious construction defect arbitration hearing on behalf of their client, a well-known general contractor, LG Construction Group LLC (“LG”). The litigation lasted a total of 6 years, with the arbitration evidentiary hearing portion continuing for 12 months. In 2019, the Claimant, a wealthy homeowner, filed an arbitration demand against both LG and the luxury brand architecture firm that she hired to construct a multi-million-dollar lakefront home in Wilmette, Illinois. The Claimant alleged construction defects totaling approximately $13 million in damages. Her claims included alleged defects to the exterior and interior of the home. In turn, Jessica filed third-party claims against approximately 20 subcontractors involved in performing the work. Read the full story...
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    50 State Matrices | 2026 Edition

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