subject: Need A Cell Tower Attorney? [print this page] Have you ever heard of a cell tower attorney? Were you even aware that such lawyers existed? You probably should not be surprised there are attorneys for just about everything these days! A good cell tower attorney can make a critical impact on the stipulations that are included in a cell phone tower land lease agreement. They provide legal services to land owners, whether they are public or private, regarding all of the legal issues that are involved in these types of leases.
Some of the issues that these lawyers work to provide counsel about include landlord tenant disputes, contract disputes, litigation support, initial negotiation, renegotiation, general administration of the lease and due diligence regarding local laws as well. For the most part, any issues that are associated with these types of leases are going to be material that an attorney can provide legal assistance with. You might be surprised at the amount of material that is covered in a lease; there are sometimes hundreds of different clauses and stipulations that have been included there, and without the advice and knowledge that these legal professionals have, you might lose out on some really good opportunities.
These professionals can cut down the time that it takes to review leases because these cell tower attorneys will have hundreds of prior leases to draw from to use as examples that is, if they are good, experienced attorneys. For just about every issue that might arise, they are going to have alternative lease clauses available, and experienced professionals will have already reviewed leases from all of the major cellular phone companies and tower companies, as well as many from the larger regional ones.
You should be aware that a cell tower attorney should not ever charge you to research issues that come up during negotiations unless they are unique issues that they really have not had experience with. This is just one more reason to get an experienced lawyer to help you with your contract negotiations for a cell phone tower lease. You also should not ever be charged for piddly things like phone bills, faxes and copies things like that are supposed to really be included in the fees that you are already paying the attorney. It is important that before you hire a cell tower attorney that you ask up front, before any retainer is paid, if they are going to work quickly for you so that the cellular company is not going to make an offer to a more eager neighbor and have them put it in writing.
