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Don’t let your permitted project become an ADA nightmare!

November 28, 2017 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

Are you the landlord planning to re-model or give your existing building or facility a face-lift?  Do you have new tenants moving in or existing tenants preparing for an interior remodel or expansion project soon? If either of these two circumstances apply to you, you need to know that not only does the area being …

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Filed Under: ADA Compliance, ADA Law, Multi-family, Office-Light Industrial Tagged With: ADA permitted project, ADA thresholds

ADA “drive-by scam” devastates Arizona business.

July 28, 2017 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

Imagine this … you open your mailbox and find a letter from the IRS stating that you owe $80,000 in back taxes and you’re under audit! How does your stomach feel? Sick?  Like you just ate some bad sushi?  Well, that’s how thousands of Arizona business owners are feeling lately. For all of us Californian …

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Filed Under: ADA and People, ADA Compliance, ADA Issues, ADA Law Tagged With: ada and arizona, drive-by ada lawsuits

Is the ISA symbol about to change?

March 28, 2017 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

Recently I received a phone call from one of my clients in New Jersey asking me about the “new ISA” symbol. She informed me that a city inspector in Connecticut made her change out the restroom signs to provide this new “in-motion” ISA symbol, and another inspector in New Jersey made them change out their …

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Filed Under: ADA Compliance, ADA Issues, ADA Law Tagged With: ISA symbol

ADA Education and Reform Act – Pros and Cons

January 30, 2017 By //  by Chris 1 Comment

All of us who work in the commercial retail arena have been dealing with ADA lawsuits for decades. I have personally seen multiple access reform bills come and go while watching the increase in frivolous access suits ravage this country. It is time to hit this problem head on. One bill was introduced in the …

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New Gender Neutral restroom law for CA takes effect March 1, 2017.

November 27, 2016 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

A new “Gender Neutral” restroom law will be enforced in California for all public agencies as well as private businesses early next year. Governor Brown signed into law on September 29, 2016, AB 1732 the new “Single-user” restroom law to include all gender rights to use any restroom. As of right now, this law only …

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AB 2093 – California now requires landlords to disclose known ADA violations during lease negotiations.

October 25, 2016 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

The concerned call … Recently, I received a phone call from a friend of mine who is the COO for a mid-sized commercial property management company in Central California. He had just received a rather official-looking PDF that was marked “Certified by Legislative Counsel of California” and titled Assembly Bill No. 2093. The document, approved …

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How does the new 2016 CBC affect my CASp Report or drawings?

October 17, 2016 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

I absolutely love this time of year as the weather begins to cool and change is in the air! And speaking of changes, did you know that California is introducing the new 2016 California Building Code in January? The 2016 California Building Code becomes enforceable January 1, 2017. While local City and County building departments …

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The definition of “disability” is about to change at the Federal level

September 15, 2016 By //  by Chris Leave a Comment

In my last article, I said the definition of “disability” in California is more broadly defined than the Federal ADA definition. The Federal definition states that it must “substantially limit” a major life activity whereas the California definition merely states that it need only to “limit” a major life activity. Well, there are new changes …

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