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Removable Soffit Vents Offer Effective Solution for Balcony Safety and Inspection Law Compliance

Posted by Scott Riffenburgh on Jan 5, 2021 2:46:33 PM

If you have been following our series of articles about balcony inspection laws in California, you are well aware of the fact that water trapped inside unvented balcony soffits can result in damage to the interior wood structural components, which can lead to ...

Topics: California, Law, Scott Riffenburgh, Balcony, Water Intrusion Investigation

Posted by Brian L. Hill on Sep 1, 2020 1:00:01 PM

By understanding key terms in California’s balcony laws (SB721 and SB326), owners and managers can avoid being misled by less informed service providers – or worse.

When California first passed SB721, and later SB326, there were ...

Topics: California, Law, Balcony

Posted by Bridget Palitz on Sep 1, 2020 12:00:00 PM

SUBJECT: Negligent Property Condition Assessment Involving Failing Balconies

LOCATION: Seattle, WA

CLIENT: Jack Leer, Partner, Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page & Leer, LLP San Diego, CA

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Topics: Ted Bumgardner, Construction Forensics, Testifying Expert, Balcony, From Our Case Files, Property Condition Assessment, Pacific Northwest

Posted by Brian L. Hill on May 11, 2020 8:57:17 PM

In multi-family residential buildings, Exterior Elevated Elements (EEEs), such as balcony decks, upper landings or walkways, must be evaluated as part of compliance under recently passed California laws,

Topics: CM/Development Services, Apartments, Condominiums, Brian Hill, Balcony, Publications, Construction Defect Claims

Posted by Justin Cox on Sep 3, 2019 10:29:11 AM

When we first reported on SB 721, California’s balcony bill requiring inspection of Exterior Elevated Elements (EEEs), the draft included condos and other “common interest development” buildings. That provision was removed, however, in an amendment before it was ...

Topics: California, Law, Balcony

Posted by Brian L. Hill on Aug 24, 2019 1:35:32 PM

Over the past couple of years, we’ve written extensively about how the proper inspection of balconies, decks and other exterior elevated elements (EEEs), can prevent unnecessary risks to the life-safety and health of building occupants. As you may know, ...

Topics: Construction Safety, California, Construction Legal Issues, Law, Balcony

AdobeStock_72115050 - Balcony Bill Article

Posted by Steve Grimes on May 22, 2019 5:10:50 PM

As many of you are aware, California Senate Bill 721 is an issue we have been following closely here at Xpera for the last couple of years. Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown last September and made effective January 1, 2019,

Topics: Construction Safety, California, Brian Hill, Law, Balcony, Steve Grimes

Posted by Justin Cox on Sep 24, 2018 4:00:05 PM

Those who have followed our series of articles about balcony risk are well aware of the incoming legislation. The Balcony Bill, formally known as California Senate Bill 721, has been amended close to a dozen times, but finally passed in the state legislature with ...

Topics: Balcony

Posted by Brian L. Hill on Feb 7, 2018 9:36:32 AM

California Senate Bill 721, which would mandate the inspection of elevated exterior elements (EEEs) for all multi-family projects with at least three units, is moving forward.

Topics: California, Brian Hill, Construction Legal Issues, Law, Balcony