The Law Offices of Timothy M. Howett maintains an established real property and construction law practice headquartered in Pasadena, California. Mr. Howett specializes in representing property owners, homeowners associations, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, material suppliers, and business owners in all aspects of complex real property and construction litigation, including class actions, through mediation, trial and appeal.
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A proposed project near Begonia Park in Corona del Mar has some residents taking a stand against the plans, which would block some of the view of the bay from the park.Read Article
Who We Serve
Mr. Howett specializes in representing property owners, developers, architects & engineers, contractors, community associations, and business owners
Property Owners
Construction Professionals
Developers; Design Professionals; Contractors
Casualty and Insurance
Community Associations
Resort Communities; Condos/HOAs
Property
- Real property litigation including acquisition and development, nondisclosure, title disputes and adverse possession, boundary and encroachment issues, partition, eminent domain, Coastal Act matters, and view protection.
Construction
- Construction litigation, including breach of contract, construction defects, mechanic’s lien enforcement, and delay and disruption claims.
Casualty
- Property damage/Mass Tort litigation arising from earthquake, landslide, windstorm and wildfires, and inverse condemnation cases.
Insurance
- Property and liability insurance claims on behalf of policyholders, arising out of fire, water damage/mold, earthquake, windstorm, and land subsidence, including bad faith.
Community Associations
- Community Association law, including major reconstruction and capital improvement projects, CC&R restatement, CC&R enforcement (including association maintenance and repair responsibilities and architectural disputes), election contests, and First Amendment concerns.
Business & Employment
- Business torts such as contract disputes, fraud, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and employment matters, including wage and hour class action defense and Dept. of Industrial Relations/Labor Commissioner and PAGA claims.”