Recent Blog Posts
What Is Unconscionability?
In the eyes of the law, you are free to make your own mistakes when it comes to entering into a contract. That means that a contract can’t be voided, avoided, or nullified, just because it’s unfair, or one sided, or because one person is getting a better deal than the other. Courts don’t… Read More »
Who Is Responsible For Errors In Construction Plans?
Often, things go wrong on a construction site. There are things we simply can’t control or foresee, and there are things that we can, but mistakes still happen. But sometimes, mistakes on a construction site aren’t because of how the property is built, or because of something that the contractor or builder did or… Read More »
Trade Secrets In Your Construction Business
Take a minute and think of all the things that you have developed through the years in your construction business. All the processes, procedures, and the “how to’s” of your business. Who are your preferred vendors? What processes do you use to get a construction process going? What agreements do you use with vendors… Read More »
Are Any Delays Considered Excusable On A Construction Project?
In the construction world, delays can be devastating for an owner. When construction is supposed to be finished by a certain time, and it isn’t, it can have effects on your bottom line, your ability to do business, and the amount of time you’re paying to have the construction crew at the job site…. Read More »
What Is A Takeover Agreement?
A surety is an insurance company that promises to complete work on a construction project, in the event that the contractor or builder does not. The surety is a guarantee for the owner that someone will be there to complete the project, even if the contractor defaults. But if the contractor does default, or… Read More »
What Is A Surety Bond And When Is It Used?
If you have solid construction contracts, you may feel that you are completely protected from default. After all, you can always sue, because you and your construction lawyers have gone over every letter of your contract, to make sure that you will be able to recover if there is a default in your contract…. Read More »
Watch Out For Waiver In Your Construction Contracts
You have a solid construction contract, and you have negotiated all the terms and conditions that you want in it. That agreement is in writing and signed, so it cannot be changed after the fact—and certainly if it were to be changed, the change would have to be in writing. That’s what most people… Read More »
Using Prior Verbal Agreements To Refute A Written Contract
So you have spoken to an owner, or someone that wants to use you or your construction company for their project. You have a whole list of understandings, and it seems that everything is ready to go. You get a written agreement and you just assume that the written agreement says everything that you… Read More »
Attorney Brendan A. Sweeney Of Sweeney Law, P.A. Featured In The December 2021 Edition Of The Broward County Bar Barrister – ITEMS TO CONSIDER DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
During the dead heat of August every year without fail I find myself singing the famous Byrds song “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season.)” The reason for this is not heat exhaustion. I know that with a blink of an eye, all of a sudden, it will be the holiday season… Read More »
Managing – Or Limiting – Dreaded Change Orders
There are two words that are pretty much guaranteed to send a construction project into a tailspin: Change Orders (CO). A CO can be an addition, subtraction or modification to a project, after the project has started, and after the contracts have been negotiated. Why So Problematic? Change orders are fraught with problems. They… Read More »
