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Those of you who are engaged in home repair and remodeling have had to contend with the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act (Act) since it went into effect on January 1st, 2000. As you know the Act requires that before starting home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000 you have to provide the… Read more »
Love is in the air. Between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, there is a surge of wedding proposals. There is also a surge in the purchase of expensive diamond engagement rings. Usually, those engagements end in wedding bells and nuptials. However, sometimes they do not. Current statistics show twenty percent of engaged couples break off engagements… Read more »
Both the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require that certain housing providers reasonably accommodate people with disabilities who require animals to assist them in some manner related to their disability. While the FHA and the ADA have many similarities, the acts differ in significant ways… Read more »
Our client entered into an agreement to design a multi-million dollar luxury house. The design process took over two years and designs were made for several different sites. Finally, husband and wife decided upon a site but after construction began terminated my client. The design agreement had a provision that the plans could be purchased… Read more »
In the January issue of this newsletter my article dealt with a trial I won that involved an unsigned contract. The trial court found in my client’s favor based upon the facts. Currently I have another situation involving an unsigned contract but this time there’s a twist. My client gave a proposal based upon a… Read more »
If you do not sign a contract but do the work do you have a binding written agreement? As with so many situations in the law, it depends. What it depends on, are the facts. Our personal and business lives are busy and hectic. We now have voicemail, email, text messages and tweets. It is… Read more »
Extras are one of the biggest issues that cause problems in the owner/general contractor relationship or between a contractor and subcontractor. Sometimes an owner gets caught up in the construction process and orders or consents to extras without realizing the ultimate impact on the cost of the project. As a contractor you are not bidding… Read more »
In the April issue of this newsletter I addressed the issue of change orders and how extras are one of the biggest problems in the owner/general contractor relationship or between a contractor and subcontractor. I am now involved in a matter for a general contractor client that brings to light that what I addressed in… Read more »
Those of you engaged in construction whether as a general contractor, subcontractor or material supplier know that you have mechanic’s lien rights to secure payment from the owner or contractor for whom you have worked. On a private job the property stands as security for what is owed. On a public job the money owed… Read more »
Aunt Rena Albarello was born in 1925 in the Town of Pullman. She lost her sight at age 4 from spinal meningitis. In her late teens, she attended a residential guide dog school in Michigan where she was paired with Julia, a beautiful black Doberman Pinscher. Julia was taught by skilled instructors to safely guide… Read more »