Reasons for contacting a lawyer concerning possible construction defects.
construction defects - reasons
You want the home you thought you were purchasing
You don’t want to spend money repairing problems that shouldn’t exist in the first place
You are not sure whether you have a construction defect
Your neighbors are having problems with their homes and you are worried your home has the same problems
You have called and written your developer requesting that it repair the problems in your home, but the developer either did not respond, refused to make repairs, or made a minor repair that did not correct the major problem
You consider your home a valuable investment and want to protect your investment
You’ve been spending significant amounts of money on repairs to your home that was built within the last ten years
You’re on a first name basis with a plumber/electrician/roofer that works on your home
Your home appears to be sinking
You don’t like paying for someone else’s mistakes
You feel your home has been devalued by the defective conditions that exist within it
Wind or water is leaking through your windows
There are water spots on your ceiling
You see signs of water damage on your baseboards or doorway thresholds
Your doors stick or do not close
The block wall outside your home is cracking or leaning
There are diagonal cracks in your exterior stucco, leading away from the corners of your windows.
Because you came home to 3 inches of standing water in your living room
Because you came home to 3 inches of sewage covering the first floor
Because you can fit a ruler into the cracks in your walls
Because you expected to get the home you paid for
Because you care about the resale value of your home
Because you want to take care of the problems that exist in your home and not pass them on to the next owner
