Oral Contract for Remodeling Home May be Enforced
ConstructionRisk.com Report Vol. #13, Issue #4
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Breach of Contract,Oral contract
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Where contractor entered into an oral contract with a real estate attorney to perform major renovations to the attorney’s new home which had previously been a small apartment building, the owner/attorney coxed the contractor (a friend who had performed work for him in the past) into performing work without pay while the project progressed, and [...]
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Where a contractor explicitly disclaimed responsibility for engineering of second floor additions creating snow load on existing roof structures, the court held that the contractor did not breach any implied warranty although certain building codes were apparently violated. In the case of Associated Builders, Inc. v. Oczkowski, 801 A.2d 1008, 2002 ME 115, the Oczkowskis [...]
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Oral Construction Contract Enforceable
ConstructionRisk.com Report Vol. #13, Issue #2
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Attorneys Fees,Breach of Contract,contract void,contract voidable,Oral contract,void,voidable
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Although oral contracts for construction or renovation of residential home improvement projects may be voidable pursuant a California statute, they are not automatically void, and in fact a homeowner must demonstrate that the contractor is not entitled to have the contract enforced under one of the exceptions to the draconian impact of the statute. Where [...]
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