CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION
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The attorneys at Garcia | Marsalli, LLP have represented both homeowner associations and thousands of individual homeowners throughout California in construction defect actions against developers and their subcontractors, for all types of construction problems: ranging from window and roof leaks to severe soil settlement (subsidence) and foundation deflection. Construction litigation is the primary focus of our practice.
While some defects may be readily apparent (patent defects), others can be difficult to observe or discover without appropriate training and experience (latent defects). Although this list is far from complete, property owners and property managers should be on the lookout for the following potential issues:
COMMON DEFECTS:
- BUILDING MOVEMENT (SOILS OR FRAMING)
- CABINETRY ISSUES
- CARPET and FLOORING ISSUES
- CONCRETE FLATWORK and DRIVEWAY ISSUES
- CONCRETE FOUNDATION ISSUES
- COUNTERTOP and CERAMIC TILE ISSUES
- DECK and BALCONY ISSUES
- DOOR and JAMB ISSUES
- DRYWALL ISSUES
- ELECTRICAL ISSUES
- FENCE ISSUES (WOOD, METAL OR MASONRY)
- FIREPLACE and CHIMNEY ISSUES
- GARAGE SLAB ISSUES
- GUTTER and DOWNSPOUT ISSUES
- HEATING, VENTILATION and AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) ISSUES
- LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE and EROSION ISSUES
- MASONRY and BRICK ISSUES
- PAINTING ISSUES
- PLUMBING ISSUES
- ROOFING and SHEET METAL ISSUES
- STUCCO ISSUES
- TUB and SHOWER ISSUES
- WINDOW LEAKS, FOGGING and OPERATION ISSUES
- WOOD TRIM and SIDING ISSUES
Click on the blue hyperlinked text to the left, or the blue dots on the images below, to see examples of different construction defects.
LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE and EROSION ISSUES
DECK and BALCONY ISSUES
SLIDING DOOR ISSUES
TUB and SHOWER ISSUES
CONCRETE FOUNDATION ISSUES
WOOD TRIM and SIDING ISSUES
BUILDING MOVEMENT (SOILS OR FRAMING)
GUTTER and DOWNSPOUT ISSUES
WINDOW LEAKS, FOGGING and OPERATION ISSUES
MASONRY and BRICK ISSUES
ROOFING and SHEET METAL ISSUES
BOUNCY FLOORS (2nd Story)
PLUMBING ISSUES
DOOR and JAMB ISSUES
GARAGE SLAB ISSUES
CONCRETE FLATWORK and DRIVEWAY ISSUES
FENCE ISSUES (WOOD, METAL OR MASONRY)
CEILING STAINS