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    Texas Builders Right To Repair Current Law Summary:

    Current Law Summary: HB 730 amended the Texas Property Code by adding Title 16 and amending chapter 27. Overseen by the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) the code asserts that a contractor is not liable for any percentage of damages caused by failure to take reasonable action to mitigate damages or take reasonable action to maintain the residence. It also limits damages, requires written notification and response for right of repair and defines warranty periods. Additionally, SB 754 states“(5-10 Sec. 27.107) a contractor may assert as an affirmative defense to an allegation of a defect made in a complaint filed under this subchapter that the defect is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the home.”


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    No state license is required, however, general contractors must get permits at the local level. Separate boards license HVAC, and plumbing trades.


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    Building Industry Association of the Highland Lakes
    Local # 4558
    1401 Broadway St Ste B1
    Marble Falls, TX 78654
    http://www.bia-highlandlakes.com/

    Home Builders Association of Bryan College Station
    Local # 4518
    230 Southwest Pkwy
    College Station, TX 77840
    http://www.bcsbuilders.org

    Home Builders Association of Greater Austin
    Local # 4512
    8140 Exchange Dr
    Austin, TX 78754
    http://www.austinhomebuilders.com

    Texas Association of Builders
    Local # 4500
    313 E 12th St Ste 210
    Austin, TX 78701
    http://www.texasbuilders.org

    Home Builders Association of SE Texas
    Local # 4515
    5655 Eastex Freeway Ste M6A
    Beaumont, TX 77706
    http://www.hbaset.org

    Texas Hill Country Home Builders Association
    Local # 4580
    1444 Sidney Baker St
    Kerrville, TX 78028
    http://www.hillcountrybuilders.org

    Central Texas Home Builders Association
    Local # 4539
    PO Box 2229
    Harker Heights, TX 76548
    http://www.cthba.com


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    Through more than 4500 construction defect and claims related expert witness designations, the Leander, Texas Construction Expert Directory offers a wide range of trial support and construction consulting services to developers, risk managers, and construction claims professionals concerned with construction defect, scheduling, and delay claims. BHA provides construction related litigation support and expert witness services to widely recognized construction practice groups, Fortune 500 builders, CGL carriers, owners, as well as a variety of public entities. In connection with in house assets comprising building envelope and design experts, forensic engineers, forensic architects, and construction cost and scheduling consultants, the organization brings national experience and local capabilities to Leander and the surrounding areas.

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    Thomson Reuters Construction Law (Virginia Practice Series)

    March 31, 2026 —
    P&A Partners Michael A. Branca and Jennifer L. Harris have authored the most recent edition (2025) of Construction Law (Virginia Practice Series), part of Thomson Reuters’ ProView legal reference library. Associate Julia Loudenburg also provided substantial assistance for this edition. Construction Law includes summaries and analysis of statutes, regulations, and cases. It covers all major legal issues, including:
    • Licensing
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    • Public-private partnerships
    • Public contract bidding and performance
    • Dispute resolution
    • Damages
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    Reprinted courtesy of Jennifer L. Harris, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. and Michael A. Branca, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Ms. Harris may be contacted at jharris@pecklaw.com Mr. Branca may be contacted at mbranca@pecklaw.com Read the full story...

    Kahana Feld Announces Key Partner Additions Coast to Coast

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    Reprinted courtesy of Kahana Feld

    Consider The Limited Warranty from Your Homebuilder

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    When purchasing a home from a homebuilder, there is an important consideration when it comes to the limited warranty you receive around the time you close on the home. That limited warranty likely includes an arbitration provision requiring you to arbitrate your disputes, such as construction defect claims, against the homebuilder. That arbitration provision will most likely include all claims, including statutory claims (such as a statutory violation of a building code claim), requiring you to arbitrate, as opposed to litigate, your disputes against the homebuilder. This is an important consideration. If the arbitration provision does not allow you to arbitrate all of your claims, and eliminates your rights to legitimate statutory claims, the arbitration provision could be unenforceable. By way of example, in a residential construction defect dispute, Anderson v. Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc., 223 So.3d 1088 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017), the appeal turned on whether the arbitration provision in the homebuilder’s limited warranty was valid. The homeowners took possession of their home in 2009. In 2015, the homeowners served a Florida Statutes Chapter 558 notice of construction defects that included a statutory violation of a building code claim under Florida Statute §553.84. The limited warranty included an arbitration provision that specified it was the “exclusive remedy” for all disputes arising out of or related to the warranty or issues with the home and property. When read together with the warranty’s disclaimer that precluded claims not covered by the warranty “whether in contract, tort, or otherwise,” the statutory building code violation claim could not be remedied through arbitration because it fell outside the warranty’s coverage. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of David Adelstein, Kirwin Norris
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    How Mobile Tools Are Capturing Safety Data on Jobsites

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    “The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough

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    Reprinted courtesy of Andrew Lintner, Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC
    Mr. Lintner may be contacted at alintner@hhmrlaw.com