Real Estate

Attorneys who practice in this area advise clients on a variety of issues that relate to land—regardless of whether those issues involve a small dwelling or a large shopping center. Some examples of the services provided by the attorneys in this area are—

• Reviewing and preparing agreements to buy and sell property.
• Reviewing and preparing leases for property, whether residential, commercial, or industrial.
• Reviewing and preparing condominium agreements, whether for residential or commercial condominiums.
• Reviewing and preparing construction agreements.
• Evaluating the title to the property.
• Facilitating the financing (usually through a mortgage) for the purchase.
• Conducting the closing on the purchase of property.
• Pursuing rezoning of property or other actions necessary to facilitate commercial development.
• Assisting clients in receiving just compensation for their property when the property is taken by eminent domain.
• Preparing documents to settle disputes between adjoining land owners.
• Handling the foreclosure of mortgages when a borrower defaults on his or her payments to the lender.

In handling real estate transactions, Lanier Ford assists clients, particularly lending institutions, in complying with the following federal laws:

• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
• Truth-in-Lending Act.
• Credit Opportunity Act.
• Fair Credit Reporting Act.
• Fair Housing Act.
• Federal Trade Commission Act.
• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
• Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act.
• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act.
• Bankruptcy Code.
• Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act.

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