Supreme court: contractors can enforce oral home-repair contractsBy Helen W. GunnarssonNovember 2010Lawpulse, Page 558The high court looks to a recent revision in the Home Repair and Remodeling Act in holding that a contractor can enforce an oral contract against a homeowner.
Disabled persons now protected under the Home Repair Fraud Act. PA 096-1026September 2010Illinois Law Update, Page 452The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill making it a felony for anyone to commit fraud in connection with a home repair project undertaken to aid a disabled person. (815 ILCS 515/5)
The New, Improved Home Repair and Remodeling ActBy Adam B. WhitemanSeptember 2010Article, Page 462ISBA-inspired changes specify that a homeowner's remedy for an HRRA violation is to sue under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Violations of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act do not render a contract void and unenforceableSeptember 2010Illinois Law Update, Page 452On June 30, 2010, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, reversed a decision of the Circuit Court of Cook County, finding that a contractor's procedural violations of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act ("the Act") (815 ILCS 513/1 et seq) did not preclude the contractor from asserting a mechanic's lien or breach of contract claim.
Home Repair and Remodeling Act: unfair to contractors?By Helen W. GunnarssonJune 2008Lawpulse, Page 278A newsletter author argues that the Act is unfair to contractors and that the recent supreme court case interpreting it defeats its purpose.
The Lawyer's JournalBy Bonnie C. McGrathJanuary 2001Column, Page 10Standard of review for fee suits; U.S. Supremes just say no to drug-sniffing dogs at checkpoints; employee claims rejected by 7CA; and more.
