Construction Defect Litigation
Home ownership is one of the main pillars of American society. For most people, the purchase of a home represents their single largest purchase. Construction of a home involves the coordination of many different trades. Unfortunately, all too often home construction is mismanaged, resulting in broken homes and broken dreams. The problems associated with a defective home are sometimes compounded by the developer's or homebuilder's failure to comply with the terms of the home warranty.
Law Offices of Ronald A. Hartmann attorneys have represented thousands of building owners (residential and commercial property) throughout California in a variety of construction defect claims against real estate developers, general contractors, sub-contractors, design professionals (architects and engineers) and product suppliers (windows, drywall, plumbing pipes, etc.).
Law Offices of Ronald A. Hartmann attorneys represent residential and commercial property owners (both original buyers and subsequent buyers) in construction defect disputes. Clients include homeowner associations in condominium projects or planned development projects ("PUD") against the community's developer, individual claims (one homeowner versus developer), owners of custom homes against the builder, “mass actions” or "group actions" in which multiple homeowners join together in one lawsuit against the developer and class actions in which hundreds or thousands of homeowners participate in litigation against a defendant to recover for a common problem.
Law Offices of Ronald A. Hartmann also represents building owners who own large custom single family homes, detached single family semi-custom homes, detached single family tract homes, condominiums (including townhomes and “stacked” units), condominium conversions from apartment buildings, apartment buildings, commercial buildings and home re-models.