Organizing your community to bring public attention to builder’s bad deeds and seeking assistance from local, state and federal elected officials has proven to be more effective and much quicker for thousands of families. You do have choices and alternatives. Janet Ahmad
New legislation benefits developers and builders at the expense of property owners First, House Bill 1089, effective as of July 1, 2006, reduced the time a developer, builder or other contractor is responsible to a property owner for latent (or hidden) construction defects from 15 years to 10 years... Section 558.001, Florida Statutes contained extensive pre-suit notice procedures and requirements that residential owners had to, and still have to, follow before they can file a claim against a contractor, builder or developer for construction defects. The procedures have various detailed time lines and procedures for certain notices, offers, counter offers and rejection of offers that all are required to happen before a construction defect suit can be filed.
Rob Samouce: New legislation benefits developers and builders at the expense of property owners
By Rob Samouce - Special to the Daily News Sunday, August 6, 2006
The 1996 legislative session was good to some businesses whose customers are condominium owners, homeowners and other property owners.