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Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property

CivilJungle

Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property. But we must avoid the problem and legal situation by checking the documents required for buying property. Commencement Certificate. Every construction work begins with legal approval. No Objection Certificate. Land Use Certificate. Encumbrance Certificate.

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My Green Building Exit Memo

Green Building Law Update

I started this blog because I wanted to help design and construction professionals navigate the legal hurdles certain to pop up from the green building movement. Needless to say, I am skeptical that a mall expansion was deserving of LEED Gold certification or millions of dollars it received in government green subsidies.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Legal scholars can have at it. Even the Green Business Certification Inc. LEED Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. The take away from all of this should be in an effort to manage your risk, pay particular attention to and negotiate the dispute resolution provisions in your contracts.

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Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

Elimination of legal disputes. Number of owner/contractor negotiations. Training and certification requirements and compliance. It is the real property owner’s sole responsibility to mitigate risk, increase organizational efficiency, and align current processes with industry best practices. Faster project delivery.

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Additional Insured Endorsements & How They Work in Construction

Levelset

Additional insured, policyholder, certificate holder: What’s the difference? A certificate holder is a party that requires proof that a contractor meets the insurance requirements to perform work as defined in the contract. There are several related terms that are commonly confused in insurance policies and construction contracts.

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The Bird Box Dilemma: When False Pay Apps and Lien Waivers Are Not Fraudulent Inducement

Best Practices Construction Law

Under Massachusetts law (like most states), in order to prevail on a claim for fraudulent inducement, a plaintiff must allege a false representation, material to the negotiations, upon which the plaintiff reasonably relied in entering into an agreement with the defendant.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE.

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