Real Property

The Real Estate and Construction Law Department is involved in providing a broad spectrum of services to clients in the real estate, development and construction industries, including:

  • Acquisition and sale of real property
  • Lease of commercial property, for both landlords and tenants
  • Negotiation and review of mortgage loan transactions
  • Representation of mortgage loan companies
  • Foreclosures
  • Loan workouts
  • Project development
  • Condominium and PUD development work
  • Zoning litigation, including the representation of clients with challenging zoning problems because of strong community opposition
  • Creation of condominiums and PUDs
  • Condominium and PUD association representation
  • Title insurance company representation
  • Represention of clients in title disputes, such as boundary and priority of title conflicts
  • Negotiation and drafting of construction contracts
  • Negotiations between owners and developers
  • Construction loans
  • Mechanic’s lien claims and litigation
  • Construction litigation
  • Real estate litigation, including eviction actions, mortgage foreclosures, condemnation, partition actions, enforcement of real estate contracts, breach of real estate contracts, and quiet title
  • Tax free exchanges under § 1031 and § 1033
  • Condemnation actions

The Real Estate and Construction Law section is one of the largest sections of Cohne Kinghorn P.C.. The representation of a wide variety of real estate needs has been a priority of the firm. The firm represents developers, title companies, business and real estate buyers, and developers in dealing with state and local agencies, mortgage lenders and sellers, nationwide and local lenders, tenants and landlords. The firm’s wide range of involvement and experience offers its clients many unique perspectives from which to address and resolve issues and disputes.

Real Property Attorneys