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When building or improving real property in California, you must abide by certain regulations. Ignoring these laws can result in serious consequences. To make sure everything is correct legally, please consult with a California real estate attorney from FONTANA & RUSSELL, LLP, for what is often critical legal advice. Our firm can assist with writing contracts, reviewing documents for potential legal pitfalls, and offering experienced legal representation during transactions or litigation.
One wrong move could prove disastrous for your building and improvement project. It’s important to ensure that everything is in order before signing an official contract.
In the case of a dispute, some contracts require mandatory mediation, preventing the owner from filing a lawsuit. In mediation, both parties would resolve their dispute out of court through a neutral mediator.
If you want to add a home addition, pool, hot tub, patio, terrace or any other major adjustment to the house— or, if you want to be the building contractor, you need to make sure it meets the state’s home improvement code. Additionally, any addition of solar panels must adhere to both the California Solar Rights Act and the Solar Shade Act. Building contractors are required to present homeowners with a copy of the contract.
These terms can be listed in the contract or added as an attachment.
Whether you are a property owner or a building contractor, ask our real estate attorneys to review a contract before you sign it, or draft a contract to present to a potential customer. We can save you time and money in the long run, and help make sure that your goals are reached. Let us put more than 65 years of collective experience to work for you!
When building or improving real property in California, you must abide by certain regulations. Ignoring these laws can result in serious consequences. To make sure everything is correct legally, please consult with a California real estate attorney from FONTANA & RUSSELL, LLP, for what is often critical legal advice. Our firm can assist with writing contracts, reviewing documents for potential legal pitfalls, and offering experienced legal representation during transactions or litigation.
One wrong move could prove disastrous for your building and improvement project. It’s important to ensure that everything is in order before signing an official contract.
In the case of a dispute, some contracts require mandatory mediation, preventing the owner from filing a lawsuit. In mediation, both parties would resolve their dispute out of court through a neutral mediator.
If you want to add a home addition, pool, hot tub, patio, terrace or any other major adjustment to the house— or, if you want to be the building contractor, you need to make sure it meets the state’s home improvement code. Additionally, any addition of solar panels must adhere to both the California Solar Rights Act and the Solar Shade Act. Building contractors are required to present homeowners with a copy of the contract.
These terms can be listed in the contract or added as an attachment.
Whether you are a property owner or a building contractor, ask our real estate attorneys to review a contract before you sign it, or draft a contract to present to a potential customer. We can save you time and money in the long run, and help make sure that your goals are reached. Let us put more than 65 years of collective experience to work for you!
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