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It is intended that the site will not only be informational, but that it will provide an avenue for resolving many of the legal problems common to home improvement contractors in New Jersey. 

I hope that using this site and its legal resources, in conjunction with the advice of an attorney, will reduce the personal legal risks faced by home improvement contractors in conducting their daily business operations.

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Here are some of the latest articles for you to read in our News Room

1) Sub-sub contractor that performed installation of exterior improvements to a home was sanctioned for suing to collect directly from a contractor with which he had no direct contract
Lanzi v. Bucci, et al. -Decided June 21, 2006 (read more...)

2)Damages against a home improvement contractor trebled to $2.25 million pursuant to the Consumer Fraud Act
St. Louis, L.L.C. v. Anthony and Sylvan Pools Corp., v. Aurora Contracting - Decided June 12, 2006 (read more...)

3)Appellate Division reaffirms appropriate methods for measuring damages in construction defect cases
St. Louis, L.L.C. v. Final Touch Glass & Mirror, Inc., et al., etc. - Decided June 12, 2006 (read more...)

4)Appellate Division confirms that a plaintiff may sue and obtain an award of counsel fees for technical violations of the Consumer Fraud Act even where plaintiff has suffered no damage.  Holds no attorney’s fees should be awarded in this particular case because the jury made no finding that the Consumer Fraud Act was violated
Singh, etc. v. I.D.J. Construction & Electric, Inc.  – Decided June 1, 2006 (read more...)

5)Pool builder ordered to pay counsel fees for failing to discharge a residential lien claim after settlement of the underlying claim
Tropp v. Distinctive Pools, Inc.  – Decided May 22, 2006 (read more...)

6)Absent a provision in an LLC Operating Agreement to the contrary, each member of an LLC has the power to bind the LLC in contract
Teitlebaum,etc. v. Halleck St. Properties, L.L.C., et al.  – Decided May 22, 2006 (read more...)