Real Estate
Our Real Estate practice group, begun in 1951 by Peter J. Manos (1922-2004), is today directed by Stephen D. Martin, who has been with the firm since 1975. The practice includes commercial and residential real estate legal services.
Our clients include individuals and all types of business entities involved in real estate transactions on a small or large order, as well as condo and homeowner associations.
The services that we provide our clients in this area of our practice are:
- Residential
- Closing representation
- Construction contracts
- Contract and lease preparation and review
- Easement, encroachment and restriction matters
- Landlord/tenant disputes (landlord only)
- Land contract preparation
- Mechanics lien issues
- Commercial, industrial and investment
- Construction contracts
- Development
- Financing/loan documentation
- IRC 1031 like-kind, tax deferred exchanges
- Landlord/tenant issues and disputes
- Lead-based paint issues
- Lease preparation and negotiations
- Loan workouts
- Mechanics' lien issues
- Mortgage documentation
- Opinions of counsel
- Real property tax abatements
- Real property tax valuation issues (Board of Revision and Board of Tax Appeals)
- Sale and leaseback
- Sales and purchases
- Underground storage tank issues (BUSTR)
- Zoning
- Development
- Annexation Contracts
- Contracts
- Creation of condominiums - new construction and converted property
- Deed restrictions
- Homeowners and condominium association formation and governance
- Land use and zoning
- Site development issues
- Subdividing/development procedures
- Utility issues, including easements
- Condo and Homeowner Associations
- Enforcement of assessments
- Governance
- Rules and regulations