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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by hkmurakami on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @11:26AM (#14308888)
Createdmall development company, take the contract, deliver faulty building, accept payment, pay out funds to employees (subcontractors) and owners of the company, shut down company if the district comes after them.

It would incentivize his sort of behavior too.

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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by mywittyname on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @05:52PM (#14312053)
Ensure that developers/owners may be held personally liable. There should be lots of ways to do this: bonds, insurance, promissory notes, collateral.
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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by crowbahr on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @01:50PM (#14310109)
Also known as "Whoopsies I went bankrupt sorry!"
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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by mabbo on Thursday May 11, 2017 @10:57AM (#14316457)
This actually happens today, even with all the existing rules.
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