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When you move into a new apartment or buy a unit in a managed community, you expect everything to be built right. But what if the roof leaks, the walls crack or the plumbing keeps failing? Construction defects in apartment complexes and HOA communities can lead to...
Eminent domain has long been a worry for many who own real estate. While the majority of landowners will never be affected by it, it only takes one eminent domain order to seize your land and upset your world. Unfortunately, Tennessee has some of the weakest...
Cost overruns are one of the most common hiccups during a construction project. Suppose you’re building a residential home, managing a commercial renovation or overseeing a large-scale infrastructure project. In that case, going over budget can disrupt timelines,...
Part of living in a civilized society is getting along with the people around you. Being friendly with your neighbors makes for a more pleasant community, and if they sometimes have their stuff slightly over the property line, that’s okay too. If that scenario sounds...
Condemnation is the legal process that allows a government or authorized private entity to take private property for public use. In some cases, the government seeks to acquire land for infrastructure. In others, it may declare a building unsafe due to structural...
If a client complains about a construction defect, they might automatically assume the last people in the process were to blame. If you own a construction company, that may mean they expect you to make amends. Yet clients often do not see, understand or think about...
Learning that a project for public benefit could affect property ownership is a frightening experience. People who have spent years improving and paying off their homes and other real estate holdings could lose them in a forced sale. Property owners facing eminent...
Contractors often take on costly projects for their clients. Most contractors are able to get the projects completed to the specifications of their clients and end up with amazing word-of-mouth referrals and happy clients. There are some instances in which things...
One of the stipulations regarding eminent domain is that the government has to pay fair market value to the property owner. That owner may not have wanted to sell, so in this sense, the government is “taking” the land. But they don’t take it for free. They determine...
Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use, provided that the property owner receives just compensation. This authority is granted by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that private property cannot be...