Real estate represents a significant investment and an integral component of many businesses’ operations. When a legal issue arises concerning your property, your business may face delayed or derailed projects or transactions, which can put its interests in jeopardy. Having an experienced Michigan business attorney in your corner can give you the advice, support, and advocacy you need to pursue a favorable outcome to your situation.
Demorest Law, PLLC, serves Michigan clients in Detroit and greater Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Monroe counties from our offices in Royal Oak and Traverse City. Contact us today for an initial case review with a skilled real estate attorney to discuss your legal matter and learn how we can help you resolve it.
At Demorest Law, PLLC, our real estate attorneys offer dedicated counsel and advocacy to business clients and others across a full range of real estate matters.
Our firm represents businesses and other clients in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing real estate transaction documents, including purchase and sale agreements, closing statements, and residential or commercial leases.
Our lawyers can guide you through legal matters involving condominium and townhome properties, including construction project issues, defective workmanship claims, and disputes between owners and condominium/homeowners associations.
We regularly advise clients on navigating disputes arising during construction projects, including supply chain disruptions, project delays, disagreements over milestone completion, change-order disputes, and non-payment for subcontractors.
Michigan’s Construction Lien Act allows contractors, materials suppliers, and architects/engineers to secure payment for their services by placing a lien on a construction project. Our firm assists clients with resolving construction liens on their properties, which can delay or jeopardize financing or sales.
Real estate matters may involve environmental issues, such as development restrictions created by conservation easements, discovered environmental contamination, and allocation of ongoing remediation efforts when properties transfer from one owner to the next.
We can provide experienced guidance when your matter involves legal issues or disputes related to financing, including challenges securing funding, alleged default, or foreclosure proceedings.
Our firm advises residential and commercial property owners on landlord-tenant issues, including negotiating lease terms, pursuing remedies for non-payment, and seeking eviction and possession.
Title defects can make real estate transactions challenging, leaving a party unable to prove a marketable title. Title issues can include undischarged liens, inaccurate property descriptions in deeds, or breaks in the chain of title. Our firm can help you resolve title defects so your real estate transaction can move forward.
Our attorneys represent businesses and property owners facing zoning and land use disputes, advocating on their behalf after local denials of variance and site plan applications, or pursuing litigation to establish pre-existing nonconforming uses or secure rezoning of property to facilitate development.
We counsel clients involved in real estate development projects when conflicts arise with partners or other stakeholders in the project, advising them on their legal rights and their options for pursuing a fair and favorable resolution to a dispute that allows the project to move forward and enables parties to preserve their business relationships.
Our legal team represents property owners and easement holders in legal conflicts over the validity and scope of easements.
Our firm can help you defend your property interests if you face foreclosure, including exploring legal options to avoid foreclosure through refinancing or mortgage restructuring, or asserting legal defenses on your behalf when a plaintiff fails to follow the legal procedures for foreclosure.
Turn to us for experienced legal counsel and advocacy to help you enforce your rights or counterparties’ obligations under real estate agreements, including purchase-and-sale contracts, leases, or property development agreements.
Our attorneys can advise businesses and real estate investors on their legal options for conducting a real estate exchange, such as a 1031 exchange, which allows property owners to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of real estate by reinvesting sale proceeds in another qualifying property.
Our lawyers defend property owners facing premises liability claims from visitors who allegedly sustain injuries due to allegedly hazardous conditions on the premises.
Our legal team helps real estate owners navigate issues that can arise from condemnation actions, including governmental exercise of eminent domain, condemnation through a declaration of blighted or dangerous property status, or inverse condemnation resulting from government action that deprives property owners of any productive use of their parcels.
Our law firm also represents clients in real estate litigation matters from our offices in Royal Oak and Traverse City. Sometimes, disagreements, disputes, or conflicts in real estate matters can escalate to litigation. Our seasoned litigators can step in to protect your rights and interests at any stage of a dispute. We have substantial experience protecting our clients’ interests during settlement negotiations or in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, such as mediation and arbitration. However, when you need to file a lawsuit or another party files a complaint against you in a real estate dispute, our attorneys have the experience and resources to prepare a comprehensive legal case and advocate on your behalf in court or at trial to pursue a favorable resolution to your case.
A real estate matter can represent a significant investment for you or your business. Hiring legal counsel to advise you may become one of the most critical decisions you make to protect your interests. Turn to a Royal Oak and Traverse City real estate lawyer from Demorest Law, PLLC, to guide you through the challenges and complexities of a real estate matter because:
Before entering a real estate transaction or pursuing a resolution of a legal disagreement involving property in Traverse City, Royal Oak, or elsewhere in Detroit it’s important to secure the advice and advocacy you need to protect your legal and financial interests. Contact Demorest Law, PLLC, today for a confidential consultation to discuss your specific needs with a real estate attorney serving Detroit, greater Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Monroe counties, and the whole state of Michigan.
