Owners Association Is Not Assignee To Condo Developer, Texas Appeals Court Rules

Mealey's (August 7, 2017, 10:44 AM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas appeals panel on Aug. 3 affirmed a trial court judge’s ruling denying a contractor’s motion to compel arbitration in a construction defects suit brought by an association of unit owners, finding that the association was not an assignee or successor to the developer (G.T. Leach Builders, LLC v. Sapphire Condominiums Association Inc., No. 13-16-00293-CV, Texas App., 13th Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 7367)....