Monthly Archives: October 2012
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
Construction Defect on Oct 31, 2012.
In the case of Baker v. Reese Bros. (decided October 19, 2012), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County to not apply the Economic Loss Doctrine to bar the homeowner’s claim for negligence against a third-party code inspector.
Continue Reading Third-Party Code Inspector Can Be Liable to Homeowner for Negligence...
Tags: Construction Defect, Pennsylvania, Third Party Inspectors
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
UCC on Oct 25, 2012.
The Uniform Construction Code (UCC) generally preempts and rescinds construction standards provided by statute, local ordinance, or regulation unless the law meets the following four standards:
Continue Reading The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Has Affirmed Invalidation Of A Local Ordinance Exceeding Requirements Of The Uniform Commercial Code Without Justification...
Tags: Code Requirements, Pennsylvania, UCC
On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in
General on Oct 5, 2012.
On July 1, 2009, the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consume Protection Act (HICPA), 73 P.S. §§ 517.1 et seq., became effective. HICPA is a consumer protection statute that regulates and governs home improvement contractors and their contracts with homeowners. HICPA provides, inter alia, that “[n]o home improvement contract shall be valid or enforceable against an owner unless it . . . [i]s in writing and legible.” 73 P.S. § 517.7(a)(1).
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Appellate Court Has Provided Some Clarity to the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act...
Tags: Construction Cases, Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, Pennsylvania
Work on the Allentown Hockey Arena, the future home of the Phantoms of the American Hockey League and the anchor to larger development plans in Allentown, has broken another log jam. The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority has closed on funding for completion of the arena complex construction.
Continue Reading ALLENTOWN HOCKEY ARENA CONSTRUCTION ON THE MOVE AGAIN...
Tags: Allentown, Construction Industry News, Construction News, Pennsylvania
As election season hits full stride in the race to November 6, a good deal has been discussed about sequestration. The term has been mentioned most prominently in the context of cuts to defense spending. If it should occur, however, it will hit construction related budgets hard as well.
Continue Reading Sequestration Threatens Construction Budgets...
Tags: Current Events in Construction, Federal Projects, Public Construction Projects, Sequestration