Real Estate

The real estate lawyers at Silverman Thompson have expertise representing clients in a wide variety of real estate matters, including litigation and transactional work. Our clients include local, regional, and national developers, owners, operators and managers of apartment buildings (multi-family), office buildings, industrial buildings, retail buildings and shopping centers, warehouses, hospitality spaces (hotels, motels and resorts), flex spaces, and mixed-use projects. The real estate team also represents condominium and community associations and nationally recognized title insurance companies and their insureds in a variety of real property disputes. Our real estate team provides services in state and federal courts in the following areas of real estate law:

  • Landlord/tenant issues
  • Leasing (commercial and residential)
  • Property and real estate management
  • Property disputes
  • Acquisitions
  • Construction and mechanic’s liens
  • Land use (zoning and permitting)
  • Resolution of title claims
  • Lender liability and regulatory violations
  • Boundary disputes
  • Commercial property development
  • Condemnations, regulatory takings, eminent domain
  • Bankruptcy
  • Receivership
  • Buyer/seller disputes including purchase agreements
  • Misrepresentation and/or nondisclosure of defects
  • Landowner and neighbor disputes
  • Trespass and nuisance claims
  • Buyer/seller transactions
  • Lis pendens
  • Quiet title actions
  • Property tax and assessment disputes
  • Easements and land use agreements
  • Negligent and/or faulty construction or home improvement work
  • Zoning and permit issues
  • Adverse possession
  • Injunctive relief
  • Class actions

For more information regarding our Landlord/Tenant practice, click here.

Litigation

The real estate team at Silverman Thompson brings courtroom experience and a keen understanding of real estate and real property law to the task of representing businesses and individuals in all types of real estate law cases. The real estate team also has experience in mediation and arbitration. During the mediation process, we can assist negotiating an agreement that achieves the best possible outcome for our client without the risk and expense of trial.

Transactional

The real estate team at Silverman Thompson has experience in leasing, including negotiating and documenting space leases, PAD leases, triple net leases, and build-to-suit leases, as well as operational and management agreements. Our lawyers are knowledgeable about business entity formation, homeowners’ association formation and governance, and general corporate and contract matters.