subject: Real Estate Law And Real Estate Legal Services [print this page] Real estate law is popular not just in the corporate or business environment but to ordinary people as well. This is the reason why real estate lawyers are also popular. They can give legal assistance on various areas of law and some of these are the following:
Litigation - you can avail a real estate lawyer's service that addresses dispute resolution including litigation, restructuring financial obligations, loan participation, recovery of secured or unsecured assets. Other issues that you can settle with your lawyer are rescission and other fraud/mistake claims.
Real estate purchase and sales - a real estate lawyer can also provide legal services to sellers, buyers, and brokers regarding issues related to the purchase and sale of real estate property. They can help specifically on contract negotiations related to purchases and sales of land, office building, apartment complexes, tax issues, etc.
Broker and agent commission disputes - this is one of the most common issues that a person in the real estate 'arena' encounters. A lawyer that is expert in this field can help you settle issues such as owner-broker conflicts as well as broker-agents commission disputes.
Commercial leasing - clients who need representations for all types of commercial leasing transactions can also avail such services from a real estate lawyer or firm. Services could cover negotiation and drafting real and personal property leases and other types of leases such as office, industrial, warehouse space, leverage leases, and the like.
Title issues - when it comes to title issues, a lawyer can help you in reviewing a title commitment. He can also give legal advice about considerations you need to take into account before closing a deal. Such considerations could include legal access to public road, document evaluations/issues such as matters visible on the property but not reflected in written documents, easements affecting property, encroachments, current owner identity evaluations, leases, liens and taxes, mineral interests, restrictive covenants, etc.
Easement and license disputes - you can also be helped when it comes to easement issues, including right of way for access, water supply, electricity transmission, drainage or sewerage reticulation, etc. They can also work to settle license issues.
Criteria that can help you find a good real estate lawyer
Finding a lawyer who is an expert in real estate law can be a tough job for you considering that there are a lot of selections around. However, with the help of certain criteria, you can find one that could best represent you in settling an issue. These criteria can include the following: number of good reviews as well as testimonials from previous clients, the length of time in legal practice, awards and recognition he received in the past, his affiliation to reputable law firms, and the last but not the least is the number of cases won.
