Brion became a duly licensed California Attorney in February 2018, and is experienced in Property matters, Landlord Tenant Disputes, Business Law, Family Law, Mediation, Personal Injury, and Workers Compensation. Brion also has hands on experience in the construction industry. In 2005 he passed the CSLB exam, and became a General B licensed contractor working both on commercial and residential projects. During the Great Recession, when constructing homes, Brion became concerned with the effects the recMore...More...
Construction Attorney at Brion Berkley, Attorney at Law
Contact your CGLI provider. The Statute of Limitations for breach of contract is 4 years. The Civil Code section 900 is a 1-year warranty. There would only be a 4-year warranty if it is written in your contract, but if not in your contract I am unaware of a 4-year warranty via Statute. You may be liable you may not, depends on factors you'll need to talk with an attorney or your insurance carrier about. See More...
Construction Attorney at Brion Berkley, Attorney at Law
If you're the GC prime contractor you don't file preliminary notices, instead you preserve your mechanics lien rights by giving the homeowner the Mechanics Lien Warning Notice in your prime contracts. So long as you gave the notice in your prime contract, then you can still file the mechanics liens. See More...
Construction Attorney at Brion Berkley, Attorney at Law
That's like a question straight out of the Contractor's State Licensing Board Exam! Rule regarding General B contractors and what classifications they can do on a project is this: a General B can do just Framing (C5), OR can be hired to do only one trade besides C5 so long as they sub the job out to the appropriate subcontractor, OR can do two trades so long as neither is C5, OR can do 3 trades or more including C5. A General B can sub out to another GenerSee More...See More...
Construction Attorney at Brion Berkley, Attorney at Law
Frequently a Mechanics Lien is filed because the parties dispute the amount that is owed. So lien amount if a little off probably won't invalidate a lien. For more information on lien amounts see California Civil Code sections 8430-8434. See More...