The home remodeling trend is on the rise. Harvard's Joint Center for Housing recently released a report estimating an increase in home repair expenditures and home improvement projects to levels far exceeding the historical average of 4.9 percent by the beginning of...
Month: September 2016
Disputes arise when tenants, landlords don’t see eye-to-eye
Imagine you have decided to rent an apartment near downtown Raleigh. You find a place that is affordable and close to work, take a tour of one of the units and decide to sign a lease agreement.Now imagine that you have lived there for over a year now. During that...
Alternatives to litigation can help resolve construction disputes
Any time a legal issue arises, people typically have one of two initial reactions. They either want to resolve the situation immediately and quietly or to take the case right to the courtroom. While each of these two solutions can be viable options for people locked...
Construction defects: You see a problem but where’s the failure?
When people think about product defects, they usually are thinking of the end result of a defect. For instance, instead of thinking about the mechanics of an airbag, you might think of its failure to deploy as the defect. Or you might think of the burns you could...
Homeowners: Protect yourself as remodeling projects soar
If you are like many homeowners across North Carolina, you are looking for a housing upgrade. Typically, this would involve putting your home on the market and looking to buy a new one. However, we are in a very tricky housing market with very low supply in many...