When your home was not built the way it should have been.

What this covers

• Exterior stucco and building-envelope failures — cracking, water intrusion, missing or improper water-resistive barriers, weep screeds, control joints, and flashing.
• Water intrusion leading to mold, wood rot, or damage to framing and structural components.
• Structural and foundation defects, and other departures from the applicable building code.
• Claims involving the builder duty to properly supervise construction, including subcontractors work.

What to expect

A builder who holds the permit for a home generally bears a non-delegable duty to supervise its construction properly — including the work of subcontractors. That means a builder often cannot avoid responsibility for defective work simply because a subcontractor performed it.

Construction-defect claims usually begin with a statutory pre-suit process: written notice of the claimed defects, an opportunity for the builder to inspect, and a chance to respond or offer repairs before a lawsuit is filed. Many claims resolve or narrow at this stage; those that do not proceed to litigation or, where the purchase agreement requires it, arbitration.

These cases turn heavily on engineering and cost-of-repair expert evidence, developed and tested throughout the matter.

For homeowners — Failing or cracking stucco: what Florida homeowners need to know  ·  Is my home too old to bring a claim? Construction-defect deadlines for homeowners

For attorneys & professionals — how these deadlines actually work, and the trap that catches even careful counsel: A Chapter 558 notice does not stop the repose clock  ·  Repose vs. limitations  ·  Documenting construction defects (for inspectors)  ·  What public records can and can't tell you about a builder