Court Affirms Liability of S.C. Condominium Developers

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Condominium developers are liable for mold in common firewalls that were exposed to rain during construction despite their contention that there may have been other causes and that individual unit owners lacked standing, South Carolina's Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 5. Roland, et al. v. Heritage Litchfield Inc., et al., No. 4204 (S.C. App.).

The court affirmed a lower court's decision granting the unit owners' motion for summary judgment on liability against the developer and contractor for the Avian Forest Development in Litchfield Beach, S.C.

Stella Sue Roland and the owners of 10 other units sued …