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NC court: Don’t evict woman with no hand in drugs
RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals court says it would be “unconscionable” for a woman to be evicted from public housing in Goldsboro because a babysitting friend was caught in possession of marijuana. […]
Court: Jury should hear condo case
A group of condominium owners in western North Carolina will be able to sue the companies that built and developed their condos after the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a […]
Appeals court finds flaw in city zoning process
CHARLOTTE – On their fourth try, about 150 Myers Park homeowners living near Queens University last week won a court victory in their fight against the city of Charlotte over […]
Statute of repose on trial
RALEIGH – Willful and wanton negligence will be considered in an N.C. Supreme Court appeal that could affect the pocketbooks of homebuilders, construction product manufacturers and homebuyers – and the […]
NC appeals court weighs Duke Energy merger deal
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether the deal that made Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. the country’s largest electric company should be revised to do more […]
NEWS ANALYSIS: Attorney warns that based on recent ruling, N.C. homeowners unlikely to get money
A recent, and murky, N.C. Court of Appeals decision that appears to limit 10-year construction warranties to six years has been invoked by a homebuilder’s attorney, who nonetheless has said his client will make the necessary repairs. The key to this little paradox involving a seven-year-old house in Monroe is, apparently, understanding the difference between two legal phrases.
Queens University’s neighbors mull next move
Just a day after the doors of a new sports center opened to students at Queens University of Charlotte, a state appeals court affirmed a zoning decision that allowed the center and another nearby structure to be built.
NEWS ANALYSIS Under construction: Court’s decision provides no blueprint
Under state law, every new house built and sold in N.C. comes with an implied warranty that the home is free from major structural defects when it was sold, but the builder can expressly warrant the house for more, and for longer, often up to 10 years. But a decision by an N.C. court comes with no warranty that it will ever be enforced ─ or even understandable ─ or for how long.
Court decision appears to limit construction warranties
Homebuilders will likely not be affected by an N.C. Court of Appeals decision handed down this week that appears to limit all construction warranties to six years, even when the builder expressly provides a longer one, according to the top lawyer for the N.C. Home Builders Association.
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