Can a condominium association be sued by its unit owner members if the board of directors’ negligently fails to timely and properly pursue a construction defect claim against the condominium developer? The Maryland Court of Special Appeals held “yes” in the case of Greenstein v. Council of Unit Owners of […]
If properly drafted, a tolling agreement stops, or “tolls,” the running of the statue of limitations and other time periods aplicable to an association’s legal claims while it attempts to negotiate the repair of and/or monetary compensation for construction deficiencies with the developer and other responsible parties. In short, it is […]
Nicholas D. Cowie Drafted the Warranty Reform Legislation that Closes Loopholes and Extends Warranties for Condos and HOAs In the Photo above Mr. Cowie is present for the signing of the legislation SB 597 into law and was subsequently presented with the signing pen. All condominium associations and homeowners associations (“HOAs”) created […]
Latent Defects: many of the construction defects that we investigate for condominiums and HOAs are latent in nature, meaning the defects are concealed from view because they are located within exterior wall assemblies or otherwise hidden behind exterior building veneer systems, such as vinyl siding, brick masonry, architectural stone wall systems, EFIS (Exterior […]
Condominium associations facing serious construction problems, such as leaking at roofs and windows, often find that repeated developer repairs do not solve the problem.
Maryland Construction Defect Attorneys Maryland condo association awarded $500,000.00 for attorney fees in addition to $6.6 million damages for cost of repairing construction defects. A condominium association may have the legal right to recover attorney’s fees in a construction defect case.
Maryland Construction Defect Attorneys, Cowie Law Group, P.C. Obtain $5,629,715 Construction Defect Jury Award for Maryland Condominium Association The Construction Defect Jury Award for a Maryland Condominium was issued in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The Jury awarded the $5.6 Million Dollar verdict against a national builder, […]
Construction Defect Warranty Claims in Maryland The attorneys at Cowie Law Group, P.C. handle construction defect warranty claims for homeowners and condominium associations and are familiar with applicable laws. Nicholas Cowie, a partner at Cowie Law Group, is an authority on Maryland warranty law and he drafted the latest warranty […]