Real Estate

Real estate law encompasses a wide array of issues. We can help. If you are thinking about buying or selling property then TLF will protect your interests by limiting your exposure and ensuring you obtain the full benefit of your bargain. We can draft all buy/sell agreements and arrange for everything from the first offers to closing through escrow.

Many real estate lawsuits come about because of poor drafting and execution. The best way to avoid litigation is to hire a litigator like TLF to negotiate and implement the real estate transaction you want. They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This adage is most true in real estate. This area of business is rife with schemers who will promise you everything and deliver nothing but economic loss and heartache. TLF has not seen it all. But Nicholas Tepper has been involved in real estate transactions since 1993 and he can and will ensure everything goes smoothly and that you are protected.

Buying and selling real estate is just a very small portion of the issues TLF helps its clients with. Is the property you are purchasing rent controlled and, if so, what does that mean for you as a potential purchaser? Perhaps you have received a citation from the city because a portion of your property contains some illegal building. We can help you with that as well. Here is a short list of some of the myriad of issues with which we can help:

• Rent control issues
• Nuisance problems
• Foreclosure issues for owners, renters and buyers
• Evictions
• Relocation fee claims
• Leases (residential and commercial)
• Rent increases/change in lease terms
• Tenant repair and deduct
• Estoppel certificates
• Land use and zoning
• City/County inspections and citations
• Trespass
• Restraining orders
• Constructive eviction
• Lawsuits for damages

Another very large portion of our practice is dedicated to lawsuits involving a tenant suing a landlord for uninhabitable living conditions. We represent both landlords and tenants in these cases. These types of cases typically involve a tenant who has some living condition issues which the landlord either is not fixing or has fixed in a way that does not fix the problem. For example, a roof collapse during the rainy season is a typical kind of case that ends up in court. In any event, TLF has substantial experience in these "habitability cases" and we would be happy to talk to you about your situation.