Real estate law
Representation for buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors and lenders in residential and commercial transactions across Florida.
Purchases and sales
Most Florida transactions start with a standard form contract, but the riders, deadlines and contingencies decide who carries the risk. The firm drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts for both sides of the deal.
- Residential purchases and sales, including condominiums and townhomes
- Commercial property: office, retail, industrial, multifamily and land
- Review of inspection, financing, appraisal and title contingencies
- Condominium and HOA document review and estoppel coordination
- Purchases by and sales from LLCs, trusts and estates
Closings and title
Closings are handled through the firm’s affiliated title agency, Elevation Title & Escrow Services. The firm reviews the title commitment, identifies defects early and prepares the documents needed to clear them.
- Title commitment and survey review
- Corrective deeds, affidavits and releases
- Payoffs, estoppels and lien resolution
- Remote and out-of-state sellers and buyers
Leases
- Commercial leases for landlords and tenants, including assignments, subleases and guaranties
- Residential leases for owners of rental homes and condominiums
- Lease amendments, renewals and estoppel certificates
Financing
- Private and hard-money loan documents: promissory notes, mortgages and guaranties
- Seller financing and purchase-money mortgages
- Company resolutions, certificates and authority documents required by banks and title companies when an entity borrows
- Mortgage satisfactions and loan modifications
Ownership and structure
How you hold title affects liability, taxes and what happens to the property at death.
- Warranty, special warranty and quitclaim deeds
- Enhanced life estate (“Lady Bird”) deeds
- Holding investment property in an LLC
- Transfers between spouses, family members and trusts
Planning to hold property in an LLC or trust? See corporate & business and estate planning, which the firm coordinates with the real estate work.
Closings and title insurance through Elevation Title
When a transaction closes, the firm works with its affiliated Florida title agency, Elevation Title & Escrow Services. Elevation Title searches and insures title, holds escrow and conducts residential and commercial closings in all 67 Florida counties.
Having the attorney and the title agency under one roof means the contract, the title work and the closing documents are reviewed by the same team.
- Owner’s and lender’s title insurance
- Title, lien and open permit searches
- In-office, mobile and remote closings
- Florida closing cost estimates
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