The firm represents owners, lenders, and others in commercial real estate transactions and in disputes over the ownership and use of real property. The firm is authorized to issue title insurance throughout Florida.
Easements, Drainage, and Land Use
The firm represents property owners and others in disputes over the use and development of land. These include disputes over easements and access, the construction and maintenance of drainage and stormwater systems, seawalls and other waterfront improvements, and the riparian rights of waterfront owners. The firm also handles boundary disputes and disputes concerning the development and improvement of property.
Ownership Disputes
The firm represents co-owners of real property, the owners of entities that hold real property, and the beneficiaries of land trusts in disputes over the management, financing, and disposition of the property. The firm also represents buyers and sellers in disputes over the sale of real property.
Other matters include ejectment, partition, and quiet title actions, and claims to surplus proceeds from tax deed sales.
Commercial Landlord and Tenant
The firm represents commercial property owners in evictions, actions for unpaid rent, and other lease disputes. These matters are handled through trial and post-judgment proceedings. The firm also prepares and negotiates commercial leases.
Transactions, Financing, and Title Insurance
The firm represents clients in the acquisition, sale, financing, and leasing of commercial property, including acreage. This work includes due diligence, purchase and sale agreements, ground and retail leases, and the promissory notes, mortgages, and other documents that accompany a loan. The firm also represents lenders and borrowers in commercial loan negotiations and workouts, including modifications, foreclosures, and other enforcement.
The firm is authorized to issue owner’s and lender’s title insurance throughout Florida, and handles the federal reporting that now applies to certain real estate transfers. The firm also represents clients at closings in which another agent issues the policy.
Community Associations
The firm represents association management companies, and represents owners and residents in disputes with associations governed by Chapters 718 and 720, Florida Statutes.
See also Litigation.