Linda Thomas-Mobley

Legal Concepts for Facility Managers (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Legal Concepts for Facility Managers Facility management - as any profession encompassing multiple disciplines and integrating technology, people and physical space - is not only complicated but fraught with occasions to be exposed to various legal liabilities. Successful facility managers need the ability to manage risk well. They must understand the various ways the built environment can malfunction, anticipate the most likely problems and protect the owner's interest in such a way that the building can be safe for occupants yet productive for business purposes. The Facility Manager must therefore know the major tenets of risk avoidance, including knowledge of possible legal obstacles. Legal Concepts for Facility Managers informs facility managers of their legal responsibilities and helps them avoid unnecessary exposure to liability. Each major legal theory is explained and illustrated with charts or case histories. Chapter discussion questions help students recall salient information and are also intended to be used as homework assignments or prompts for classroom discussions. As with any legal textbook expressly written for professionals who are not in the practice of law, the objective of this book is to inform students about their legal responsibilities. This text is not intended for students preparing to practice the law. It can be used in any course that teaches built environment professionals how to avoid unnecessary exposure to legal liability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118786833
• Artikelnr.: 40432419

Autorenporträt

Linda Thomas-Mobley, NewSchool of Architecture and Design, former Associate Chair Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author xiii Acknowledgments xv Preface xvii PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1
Introduction 1 1 American Jurisprudence 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Definition
4 1.3 Functions 4 1.4 Sources of law 6 1.5 Chapter summary 13 1.6 Questions
13 References 14 2 Law in Operation 15 2.1 Introduction 15 2.2 A brief
background on US courts 17 2.3 Functions of the US legal system 19 2.4
Chapter summary 31 2.5 Questions 31 References 31 3 Legal Concepts 32 3.1
Introduction 32 3.2 Who are the players? 33 3.3 Statutes 36 3.4
Administrative laws 37 3.5 Executive orders 37 3.6 Common law 37 3.7
Appeals 38 3.8 Recording the common law 39 3.9 The United States
Constitution 42 3.10 Legal research 43 3.11 Useful legal theory 44 3.12
Legislation 48 3.13 Procedural and substantive laws 49 3.14 Chapter summary
54 3.15 Questions 54 References 55 Summary of Part I 56 PART II FACILITY
MANAGEMENT AND THE LAW 57 Introduction 57 4 Property Law I: Rights 59 4.1
Introduction 59 4.2 What is property? 60 4.3 Property law 61 4.4 Personal
property for Facility Managers 62 4.5 Property ownership 63 4.6 Rights to
real property 66 4.7 Legal duties of the parties 68 4.8 Chapter summary 69
4.9 Questions 69 References 70 5 Property Law II: Responsibilities 71 5.1
Introduction 71 5.2 Legal duty of care 72 5.3 Americans with Disabilities
Act 74 5.4 Chapter summary 77 5.5 Questions 77 6 Environmental Law 79 6.1
Introduction 79 6.2 Historical perspective 80 6.3 Complications with
environmental law 80 6.4 The role of regulators 81 6.5 Sources of
environmental law 81 6.6 State laws 86 6.7 Common violations 87 6.8 Chapter
summary 88 6.9 Questions 89 References 89 7 Tort Law 90 7.1 Introduction 90
7.2 What is a tort? 91 7.3 Defenses to torts 98 7.4 Premises liability 100
7.5 Damages 105 7.6 Chapter summary 106 7.7 Questions 106 References 107 8
Contract Law 108 8.1 Introduction 108 8.2 Defining contract law 109 8.3
Autonomy to contract 109 8.4 Built environment contracts 110 8.5 Contract
elements 112 8.6 Statutes of fraud 114 8.7 Other legal issues in contract
law 114 8.8 Contract interpretation 115 8.9 Contractual duty 118 8.10
Preserving the risk assignment 120 8.11 The property lease contract 120
8.12 Additional contract concepts 124 8.13 Chapter summary 125 8.14
Questions 125 References 126 9 Criminal Law 127 9.1 Introduction 127 9.2
Criminal procedure 128 9.3 Facility management and crime 134 9.4 Chapter
summary 138 9.5 Questions 138 References 139 10 Employment Law 140 10.1
Introduction 140 10.2 Employment statutory law overview 141 10.3
Independent contractors 144 10.4 Labor law 147 10.5 Chapter summary 151
10.6 Questions 151 References 152 11 Emerging Legal Issues 153 11.1
Introduction 153 11.2 Environmental justice 154 11.3 The Construction
Manager 155 11.4 Project delivery systems 157 11.5 Surety bonds 160 11.6
Design bid build 160 11.7 Design build 161 11.8 Construction Manager at
risk 161 11.9 Construction Manager, agent 162 11.10 Integrated Project
Delivery 162 11.11 Design services 163 11.12 Evidence laws and their impact
on facility management 165 11.13 Chapter summary 169 11.14 Questions 169
References 169 Summary of Part II 170 PART III APPLICATION 171 Introduction
171 12 Responsibilities of the Facility Manager 173 12.1 Introduction 173
12.2 Professional services 173 12.3 Chapter summary 193 12.4 Questions 194
References 194 13 The Professional Facility Manager and the Law 195 13.1
Introduction 195 13.2 Health and safety management 197 13.3 Physical
security issues 201 13.4 Vicarious liability 206 13.5 Premises liability
litigation 215 13.6 Chapter summary 218 13.7 Questions 218 References 219
14 Risk Management 220 14.1 Introduction 220 14.2 Risk management 221 14.3
Conflict avoidance 225 14.4 Insurance 230 14.5 Chapter summary 237 14.6
Questions 238 References 238 Summary of Part III 239 Cases 240 Index 243