Representative Matters
Ball Janik LLP represents condominium associations, homeowners associations, commercial property owners, and multifamily owners in complex construction defect, property damage, and insurance recovery matters throughout Florida. Our work is focused, aggressive, and practical: helping clients evaluate risk, pursue responsible parties, and secure meaningful recoveries when buildings, communities, and assets are affected by defective construction or related failures.
The matters below reflect our experience. Ball Janik has been recognized by Chambers USA, U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers®, The Best Lawyers in America©, and Corporate International. The firm has recovered more than $1.25 billion for clients.
Condominium & Homeowners Associations
- Represented homeowners association with over 300 townhome units affected by widespread building envelope, roofing, window, paint, and balcony waterproofing defects. The firm pursued claims against the builder, design professionals, engineers, and subcontractors, resulting in a significant eight-figure recovery.
- Represented a condominium association with multiple buildings and hundreds of units affected by systemic building code violations and defects. The matter resolved before trial with a substantial eight-figure recovery.
- Represented a multi-building condominium association in a negligent conversion matter involving substantial water damage and insurance coverage challenges. The firm pursued coordinated construction defect and insurance recovery strategies, securing a substantial eight-figure result.
- Represented a homeowners association with over 100 townhome units after prior counsel failed to deliver results. The firm achieved a recovery more than four times the prior valuation.
High-Rise & Luxury Condominiums
- Represented a beachfront, luxury high-rise condominium association in Miami involving defects across major building systems, including parking, elevators, roofing, HVAC, waterproofing, windows, doors, and exterior components. The firm negotiated a significant eight-figure recovery.
- Represented a large-scale condominium and mixed-use association after prior counsel had not achieved the needed progress. The firm secured a substantial eight-figure recovery, including additional insurance-related recoveries.
- Represented a multi-tower condominium association affected by building envelope failures, parking garage water intrusion, and defects involving roofing, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinkler, electrical, stucco, waterproofing, windows, and doors. The matter resulted in a substantial eight-figure recovery.
- Represented a high-rise condominium association with over 400 units affected by community-wide defects across building envelope, roofing, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinkler, electrical, waterproofing, window, door, and exterior systems. The firm secured a significant eight-figure recovery.
- Represented an association for multiple high-rise condominium towers within a larger planned residential complex involving defects across roof, wall, balcony, concrete, plumbing, fire suppression, drainage, electrical, and site systems. The firm obtained a substantial multimillion-dollar recovery.
- Represented a high-rise condominium association after prior counsel failed to move the case forward. By identifying key collectability and insurance coverage issues, Ball Janik achieved a multimillion-dollar recovery in approximately one year.
Commercial & Multifamily Property Owners
- Represented the owner of a newly constructed flagship luxury car dealership involving significant concrete cracking and spalling. The firm negotiated a substantial eight-figure recovery.
- Represented the owner of a mid-rise apartment project in a complex construction defect and surety bond lawsuit involving major water leaks and a multi-level underground garage. The matter settled days before trial for a multimillion-dollar recovery.
- Represented the owner of a large apartment community involving widespread water intrusion damage to sheathing, framing, and exterior siding. The firm recovered a substantial multimillion-dollar amount.
- Represented the owner of a senior apartment project involving significant gypcrete floor cracking that created unsafe conditions for residents. The firm successfully obtained a meaningful recovery.
- Represented a commercial shopping complex owner whose property suffered structural degradation and a partially collapsed foundation due to neighboring construction work. The firm recovered a substantial amount for the client.
The matters above are representative examples. Every construction defect matter depends on its facts, governing contracts, applicable law, available insurance, responsible parties, and the condition of the property.
For condominium associations, homeowners associations, commercial property owners, and general counsel evaluating construction defect or insurance recovery claims, early assessment can be critical. Ball Janik’s dedicated teams help clients identify issues, evaluate viable claims, and pursue strategic recovery options.
