CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS
Resolving Condominium and HOA Construction Defect Claims in Maryland and the District of Columbia
The links below are articles discussing how associations can successfully resolve condominium and HOA construction defect claims in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Maryland – Resolving Condo Construction Defect Claims
Maryland – HOA Construction Defect Claims
Washington DC – Resolving Condo Construction Defect Claims
NOTE ON LEGAL ADVICE CONDOMINIUM AND HOA CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: The linked articles on this page should not be relied upon as a legal advice applicable to any specific case. Condominium construction defect law in Maryland and Washington D.C. is a highly complex and specialized area of law. Rendering legal opinions concerning construction defect claims that can be asserted buy a condominium association or HOA requires an analysis of the documents and facts particular to each case by an attorney who is experienced, and well-versed in condominium and HOA construction defect law. Contact one of the experienced condominium construction defect lawyers at Cowie Law Group, P.C. for a consultation relative to your association’s specific situation.
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NOTE REGARDING AUTHOR: Nicholas D. Cowie is a Maryland and Washington DC condominium attorney known for resolving condominium and HOA Construction defect claims with condominium developers and HOA declarants and builders. Mr. Cowie served as trial counsel in The Milton Company v. Council of Unit Owners Bentley Place Condominium case, in which a jury returned a $6.6 million judgment in favor of a condominium association against a condominium developer and builder for construction defects, including $500,000 in attorney’s fees under the Maryland, consumer protection act See article: 6.6 Million Dollar Jury Verdict for Condominium Association Plus Award of $500,000 in Attorney Fees. Mr. Cowie and Cowie Law Group attorneys Stanford Kimmel and George Bealefeld also served as legal counsel in the Eden Brook Condominium case in which a jury awarded 5.6 million dollars to a condominium association for construction defect claims. See article: Construction Defect Attorneys Obtain 5.6 Million Dollar Construction Defect Jury Award for Maryland Condominium.
Mr. Cowie drafted and promoted the legislation that protects condominium associations and HOAs in construction defect claims by lengthening a period of time within which a condominium association and HOA can assert construction defect warranties, by preventing developers from shortening, the statute of limitation on construction defect claims, and by closing other loopholes, which condominium developers used to prevent associations and their homeowners from bringing construction defect claims. See articles: Legislation That Extends Condominium and HOA Construction Defect Warranty Claims and Maryland Law Preventing Condo Developers from Shortening Statue of Limitation’s on Condominium Construction Defect Claims.
Mr. Cowie also established the construction law course at the University of Baltimore School of Law where he taught law school students construction law as an adjunct law professor, including how to represent condominiums and homeowners associations affected by construction defects. Mr. Cowie also is the instructor for the Community Associations Institute course entitled “Successful Strategies for Resolving Construction Defect Disputes with Developers,”