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Southern California Construction Defect Lawyers

When you purchase a newly constructed piece of real estate, you expect it to be free from major defects, whether it is a single condominium unit or soaring office tower. Significant construction defects can prevent you from using and enjoying your property. They can pose a health and safety risk and lead to financial ruin.

If you are involved with a dispute over construction defects, please contact an attorney at Endeman, Lincoln, Turek & Heater, in San Diego today. We represent property owners in construction defect cases throughout southern California.

We represent owners of housing and office buildings who are experiencing all types of significant construction defects, including:

Drainage issues

Poor workmanship

Mold

Soil subsidence

Electrical issues

Mechanical problems

Water intrusion

Plumbing problems

Inferior materials

Design defects

Lack of structural integrity

Building collapse

Deck/balcony collapse

Toxic exposure

Code violations

When rain came through the walls and ceilings, when the HVAC system didn't work, when the electrical system posed a lethal hazard to residents, property owners called our attorneys to get results.

We will investigate your claim to determine what happened and who is responsible. Then we will analyze the damages you have suffered and seek compensation on your behalf. We are tough negotiators and excellent trial attorneys. We will do what it takes to see that your problem is resolved as efficiently as possible whether inside or outside of the courtroom.

If you are having trouble with construction defects, please don't hesitate to contact our law firm today for experienced legal advice.

We represented a non-profit organization which developed 116 low income rental townhomes and a six story office building in the City Heights neighborhood in San Diego. Soon after completion the occupants began to experience water intrusion and mechanical problems. We brought suit against the general contractor and architect for construction defects. The defendants claimed our client's damages were in the range of $4 million or less. The matter settled during trial for $11,375,000.

We represented 70 residents against the park owner who tried to illegally remove the residents from the park so that he could develop the property as a commercial shopping center. The owner tried to force the residents out by failing to maintain the park and closing the common area facilities at the park. When the residents tried to sell their homes, the park owner refused to allow the homes to remain in the park. A jury awarded $11,700,000 to the residents. The verdict was reduced by the trial judge and a judgment was entered against the defendants in the amount of $9,917,717.

San Diego Gas & Electric condemned a permanent power line easement over the Stonebridge community in Scripps Ranch which was to replace a temporary easement set to expire. SDG&E initially offered the Stonebridge developers $759,000 for the easement. We were then retained and demonstrated the substantial value of the property interests being condemned and the damages that resulted to the remaining property. We obtained a $10,650,000 in settlement before trial on behalf of the property owner developers.

We represented a group of industrial property and business owners who alleged that the County of Riverside had fraudulently induced them to enter into a contract to support the formation of a Mello-Roos district, and then breached that contract by not providing all the promised infrastructure improvements. After a six week trial, obtained a $3.9 million jury verdict based on the jury's finding of fraud and breach of contract.

We represented a City and Water Company in a complex water/power case involving not only Indian water rights but also the first contested Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hydroelectric project re-licensing case. See also Public Law 100-675,102 Stat. 4000 (1988) and amendments. (Firm members also participated in the drafting of federal legislation designed to settle thirty-year dispute over rights to the San Luis Rey River.)

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Southern California Construction Defect Lawyers