“GEARING UP TO SERVE YOUR LEGAL NEEDS.”
Welcome to the Fridmar Professional Corporation (the “FPC”) – a fresh practice ready to engage with your legal needs in the construction industry. The FPC, with its zealous leader, aims to provide clients with affordable and creative solutions to even the most complicated of legal problems. By combining his legal, educational, and practical knowledge, Mr. Fridmar proudly provides all of FPC’s clients with a tailored and bespoke solution to their individual legal and business needs.
PRACTICE AREAS
Construction
Law
Bankruptcy
Law
Real Estate
Litigation
Civil & Commercial Litigation
CONCRETE CONCEPTS BLOG
While litigation in construction lien issues takes place within the formal, court system, parties have the ability to take such disputes outside of their system and into the hands of their community leaders.
Settlements are always preferred to litigation, but it’s important to note the following procedural steps when finalizing a settlement in construction lien litigation.
Contrary to the commercial construction industry, in which prevenient agreements and purchase orders may be sufficient to govern the relationship between parties, contracts in residential construction must be formal in order to protect homeowners. Particularly, the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 has been deemed to apply to residential construction and renovation agreements.
In an effort to maintain safe construction practices, the Ontario legislature enacted the Building Code Act to protect the broader Ontario society by imposing and ensuring compliance with a set of minimum construction standards. But who is ultimately responsible for complying with this law: homeowners or builders?
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