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Commercial Construction Checklist for Reviving Stalled Commercial Projects

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It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. I.e., are there any subcontractors that have a lien on the project? Bringing a stalled construction project back to life is easier to do if you perform the right due diligence.

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constructionattorneyblog: California: No contractual jury waiver

Construction Lawyer

An attempted analogy to agreements to arbitrate failed because arbitration is permitted by statute, and because an agreement to arbitrate means that the parties are not submitting their controversey to a court of law in the first instance. These types of waivers are usually seen in contracts where there is a disparity in bargaining positions.