Skip to content
Property Dispute Lawyers
What is a Property Dispute? A property dispute refers to any legal dispute involving real property, also known as real estate. Real property is immoveable property attached directly to the land. Real property includes single-family homes, condominiums, apartments, ponds, canals, and roads. Parties to Property Disputes Property disputes may involve the following parties, including but […]
What Is a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure?
If you’ve heard about banks offering homeowners the option for a deed in lieu of foreclosure over a short sale, you might ask yourself why anybody would want to give a bank a deed to their home instead of going through the short sale process. Essentially, if the bank rejects your short sale, the bank […]
Why You Need a Lawyer When You Buy or Sell a House
Buying a home will probably be the largest and most significant purchase you will make in your life. It also involves the law of real property, which is unique and raises special issues of practice, and problems not present in other transactions. A real estate lawyer is trained to deal with these problems and has […]
What You Need to Know About Short Sales and Foreclosures
Short sales and foreclosures are two distinct types of transactions that share the common denominator of being distressed properties, which involve a mortgage lender. (They are not interchangeable terms — although most people don’t realize it, there is a distinction between the two.) Many home buyers start a search for short sales and foreclosures in […]
The Legal Effects of a Real Property Easement
Easement agreements often have legal effects that convey benefits to the easement company or person through the landowner that still retains the rights to the land and all property benefits. Knowing how these legal effects impact both parties is important before becoming part of the agreement and binding the legal contract to the land. Easements […]
Walk Through Rights During a Home Purchase
Walking through a property when the person may purchase the house may provide various rights to the individual touring the building with a real estate agent or another involved party. Knowing what rights exist could provide the person with the knowledge of when to pursue a legal case for injury or understand how to sue […]
When Landlords Can Evict In Florida: Lease Violations
Landlords often have questions regarding when they can evict non-paying or destructive tenants. If your tenants violate the terms of their lease, you may be wondering what recourse you have and whether you can evict them. The Residential Landlord-Tenant Act addresses this issue in Florida. A few years ago, Florida legislators amended the Residential Landlord-Tenant […]
What Is Real Estate Broker Fraud?
Real estate brokers assist their clients through real estate transactions and activities dealing with the real property inside of a specific or multiple states. Even though they are bound by a code of ethics and must comply with the standards of conduct for professionals, sometimes they commit fraudulent activities that could lead to severe penalties. […]
Laws to Know When Investing in Real Estate
There are many policies and regulations that could stop the best possible opportunities in real estate investments, and these are often due to complications in the location or issues with the property. Knowing what to look for and how to surpass the problem is essential for anyone seeking to increase his or her investment portfolio […]
Real Estate Law is for Lovers
Well.. it may be a silly title but honestly, we LOVE Real Estate and we love Real Estate Law. We’re so excited to share our knowledge and expertise with you we thought we’d shout it from the Blog Tops. (ha!) It’s Valentines Day so professing your undying love is par and parcel for the day. […]