What You Need to Know About Maintaining Your Contractor’s License in California

Earlier, I wrote a post on What You Need to Know About Obtaining a Contractor’s License in California. This post focuses on what you need to…

Halloween Construction Facts

As you get ready for the ghouls and goblins who will descend on your neighborhood this week, here are a few Halloween construction facts: Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween…

Renting Your California Contractor’s License. Probably Not Such a Good Idea

For those of you who are licensed contractors in California, or if you’re thinking about getting a contractor’s license in California, you know that you need…

Who’s on First ? Secured Party Feeling Insecure Under Improvement Agreement

It’s fairly common, particularly for new developments, for public entities to require that the developer agree to construct, install or pay for improvements such as roads,…

CSLB Warns Contractors to Dial Before You Dig

The California Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”) is warning contractors that it’s stepping up its enforcement activities against contractors who excavate without permits. Under the law, contractors are…

What I Learned as a Boy Scout

My son recently joined the Cub Scouts. It brings back memories of my time as a Scout 25 years ago. Some of my best memories (and…

“Just ‘Cause I Said It, Don’t Mean That I Meant It.” Not When it Comes to Construction Contracts

“Just ’cause I said it, don’t mean that I meant it. People say crazy things.” – Adele, Rumour Has It. Maybe in Adele’s world, but not…

What Will California’s Minimum Wage Hike Mean for Construction in California? Probably Not Much

This past week, backed by a small army of construction apprentice program students in green hard hats (I’m sorry, the green hard hats just get to me…

Wendel Rosen’s Infrastructure Forum – Ted Hall Talks About the New San Francisco-Oakland Span of the Bay Bridge

This past week Wendel Rosen’s Construction Practice Group, together with the East Bay Leadership Council, sponsored its yearly Infrastructure Forum, where industry leaders discuss current and…

California Construction Law Blog Goes to the Movies – Part 2

Let’s face it, architects are the rock stars of the construction industry. Think I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and even Michelangelo. Sure, contractors,…

There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat When it Comes to Actual Damages Under SB 800

In 2002, the California State Legislature enacted S.B. 800 also known as the “Right to Repair Act” (Civil Code sections 895 et seq.). SB 800, which…

What You Need to Know About Obtaining a Contractor’s License in California

To perform work on most construction projects in California you need to be licensed by the California Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”). The CSLB publishes several…