Real Estate Litigation

The firm's commercial and residential real estate expertise allow us to help buyers, sellers, owners, landlords, HOAs or condominium associations, tenants, neighbors, and others parties involved in real estate disputes. Real estate litigators resolve disputes involving real estate. We have unique experience in successfully representing clients in various types of real estate litigation. Some of these include:

Issues with local governments

The local municipality, or even your county government, can prevent you from doing things with your property, or demand that you do things. We can help with code violation (Uniform Construction Code, building code, fire safety code, electrical code, plumbing code, property maintenance code, etc.) We can also clients in zoning board and planning board applications.

Contractors

Sometimes contractors disappear before a job is completed, and sometimes property owners do not pay contractors who performed the work satisfactorily. We can help with any such situation.

LLCs

The vast majority of real estate investors choose to own the property(ies) through Limited Liability Companies. Owners must take special care to ensure that the laws concerning LLCs are followed. Also, when two or more persons own the LLC, frequently one member wants to leave the LLC and receive his share of the equity, which often requires a lawyer to resolve.

Breach of Contract

A real estate contract/agreement sets forth the buyers’ and sellers’ rights and responsibilities. Our firm can help you force the other side to live up to their end of the bargain. And it you are a buyer, you may be entitled to "specific performance," which means that the seller MUST give you the property, and cannot simply buy you off instead.

Deed and Title Issues

The "title" to your property decribes exactly what you own and who may make a claim against your property. You may have title problems, or you may want to, for example, allow your neighbor the right to use your driveway (easement) to access his garage. Your deed, which should be filed with the county clerk, helps explain exactly what you own. You may have mistakes in the deed, or you may want to add your child to your deed.

Flooding

Your neighbors must ensure that water coming from their property, including rain, does not innundate your land.

Landlord Tenant/Eviction

In New Jersey, tenants have strong rights and a landlord cannot intrude on the tenant's "quiet enjoyment" of their property. However, landlords can evict tenants for several reasons. The most effective way for a landlord to get a tenant out is a eviction proceeding alleging that the tenant has failed to pay rent. No matter whether the tenant lost their job, or has suffered some other unfortunate circumstances, neither a residential nor commercial landlord is required to be a social service agency and allow the tenant to occupy the property rent free.

Real estate professionals

If your realtor, real estate broker, title company, architect, surveyor, insurance agent, home inspector, or other professional made a mistake that is costing you money, you can sue.