Despite Coronavirus, the 2020 real estate market is still doing well. Along with a robust real estate market comes dishonest, fraudulent or negligent sellers, real estate agents, and house flippers whose negligence and fraud ruin the enjoyment of a new home and...
Read MoreEven with Coronavirus, the Maryland real estate market is moving forward. Home buyers continue to put houses under contract, termite/WDI inspections continue to be scheduled and performed, and house sales continue to close. The start of the 2020 real...
Read MoreThe Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County awarded a record of $156,718 in attorney’s fees and expenses after Whitney, LLP’s clients prevailed at trial on a claim based on the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (“MCPA”). The award arose from...
Read MorePestNow of Maryland, LLC, a pest control company that performs between 12,000 to 15,000 wood destroying insect inspections (WDI) for potential homebuyers in Maryland each year in connection with real estate sales, agreed to a $110,000 settlement arising out of a...
Read MoreAlthough I have been a lawyer and represented consumers for over seven years, I am still sometimes surprised when I see outright fraud. In 2019, there have been two termite damage cases involving real estate agents that have opened my eyes to what is going on in...
Read MoreWhitney, LLP recovered a $1,068,750 verdict in a case where the Glen Burnie, MD homebuyers, after closing on the property, discovered extensive termite damage. On October 16, 2019, a jury of six residents of Anne Arundel County returned the verdict against...
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