Posts Tagged ‘repair’
Payment Feud Entraps Owner
Question: I recently signed an agreement with a contractor to install new kitchen cabinets in my Chandler home. Without my knowledge or approval, this contractor subcontracted the work to a local carpenter. The cabinets were built poorly and were not even the ones I wanted. I paid my contractor after we settled for 20…
Read MoreSubsequent Buyer of a Home Can Sue…
Subsequent Buyer of a Home Can Sue Homebuilder for Negligent Construction On July 31, 2013, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled in Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corporation, CV-12-0419-PR, that Arizona’s economic loss doctrine did not bar a homeowner, who was not the original buyer of the home, from bringing negligence claims more than nine years…
Read MoreBuilder Has Limited Liability To Subsequent Buyers
Question: The homes in our Prescott subdivision were built six years ago on clay soil without proper drainage. In the past two years, there has been settling of the soil so that many homes, including ours, now have large cracks in the walls and patios, and have front doors that do not close properly. We did…
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