Your building contract is going to be the most important document, other than perhaps your mortgage, that you sign for your building...

It’s Always Something: Bankruptcy and Your Builder’s License If I was to tell you that someone was a third-party beneficiary, you would...

Maybe you remember the 1970’s “Saturday Night Live” broadcasts where Gilda Radner played a character called Roseanne Roseannadanna. Her...

It is not news to residents of Michigan that the economy has been limping along. Now the nation knows what most Michiganders have been...

In our business climate today, I hear contractors grousing that all the responsibility of a job falls upon them and not the homeowner. ...

As some of you may know, the governor signed a bill into law on December 28, 2006, which made some changes to our Construction Lien Act. ...

Our local Home Builders’ Association theme is “Commitment to Excellence.” If you think about it, perform with excellence and success...

There is an old proverb to the effect of “The way of a person always seems right in their own eyes.” If you think about it, nobody ever...

For years, the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCL 445.901) has been used as a means for consumers to make claims against various types...

One of the quickest and most common ways a contractor or subcontractor can get into big trouble is by not being careful with their money....

The following story is true. However, as they say in “DRAGNET,” the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Ken Contractor was...

Are They Tracking You? I. Background In the case of the United States v Jones, decided on January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court took a...

A Real Life Lien Story A. The Problem. A few years ago, when I had an office up in Marquette, a contractor-friend of mine named Gary...