Construction Defects
In 2003, the Colorado Legislature passed the Construction Defect Reform Act (CDRA) and changed all the rules of the game. We can help you navigate the new law.
There is nothing more frustrating to our clients as homeowners than to have constructed the home of your dreams and find out the advertised quality of work does not meet even minimum industry standards. There is nothing more frustrating than to have that remodel job lying incomplete and over costs without an end of construction in sight.
The Colorado Legislature recognized during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s boom times that there was an influx of new construction companies from other states that did not perform up to Colorado Construction Industry standards. The Colorado Legislature also recognized that even skilled tradesmen make mistakes that must be corrected and construction trades should stand behind their work. The Colorado Legislature recognized there was an increasingly litigious climate around construction projects and a failure to pay for legitimate work. CDRA attempts to balance these concerns.
CDRA procedures require a notice of claim to the contractor or subcontractor of defective work and a 30 day or 60 day inspection and correction period. The contractor/subcontractor must be afforded the opportunity to submit a plan to correct any defects and perform those corrections before a lawsuit may begin.
The attorneys at our firm have extensive construction litigation experience. The great construction boom of the last 20 years has brought us into contact with a great many construction professionals and some fly by night operators. Our attorneys have not only legal experience but actual engineering and construction experience to understand the construction techniques that should be expected and to litigate those that our unacceptable. Contact us as to how we can help correct your problems.
Mechanics Liens
There is nothing more unfair to those of our clients who earn their living by the hard work of skilled trades in construction not being fairly paid for their work. We can help you get fairly paid for the work you have performed. We offer a full range of services from low cost paralegal assistance in the draft of Notice of Intent to Lien forms and following the procedures that lead up to being eligible to record a lien to actual Mechanics Lien Foreclosure litigation. We can assist with the initial basic forms. We can prepare for litigation in organizing the paperwork necessary to collect, obtaining litigation title insurance and foreclosing the lien. Contact us as to how we can help you collect.
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