REAL ESTATE LAW

Our affiliated law firm devotes the majority of its practice to real estate matters. The firm represents clients in challenging and complex real estate transactions, providing thoughtful and practical advice with respect to a wide range of real estate activities. The firm's attorneys have extensive finance experience as well and represent a broad spectrum of clients in real estate matters**

​Services to real estate clients include the following: 
  • Acquisition and Disposition of All Types of Real Property Assets
  • Closing, Escrow and Title Documents
  • Commercial/Residential Real Estate Development
  • Commercial Financing
  • Commercial Leases
  • Condominiums, Residential & Commercial
  • Construction Contracts
  • Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation
  • Developer Representation
  • Easement / Boundary Disputes
  • Eminent Domain
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Interim/Construction, Permanent Financing, Primary/Mezzanine Loans
  • Land Assemblages
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Landlord / Tenant Matters
  • Lease Drafting, Review & Negotiation
  • Lending Transactions
  • Purchase and Sale Agreements
  • Refinancing
  • Real Estate Ownership Structures, Including Joint Venture, Partnership and Shareholder Arrangements
  • Settlement (Closings)
  • Tax Deferred Exchanges
Our typical clients include borrowers, contractors, developers, home builders, investors, investment and property management companies, landlords, tenants, lenders, buyers and sellers.

SAMPLE REPRESENTATIONS:

Acquisition/Sale
  • Draft and negotiate contracts to purchase: 15 acres of waterfront property in Harford County, a multi-unit apartment complex in Baltimore City, a warehouse building in Baltimore City, a 2-story office building in Ellicott City, a retail storefront in Federal Hill, and 10 acres in Elkridge
  • Assist clients with like-kind exchanges
Development
  • Review and revise various construction contracts to build custom homes
  • Draft an easement agreement between adjacent landowners to provide for driveway access
  • Draft declaration of covenants and restrictions for an office condominium development
  • Divided 26,000 square foot office building into 12 condominiums units, set up commercial condominium document, reciprocal easements and access agreements for outparcel development
Financing and Secured Lending
  • Negotiate commercial loan documents for a variety of real estate projects
  • Advise client regarding use of tax increment financing for urban redevelopment project
  • Assist client with meeting lending requirements to refinance commercial loans
Leasing
  • Negotiate and draft commercial leases on behalf of landlords and review leases on behalf of tenants for office, warehouse and flex uses
  • Draft and negotiate a cell phone tower lease for buildings in Lutherville and Reisterstown
**NOTE: All legal services are provided by lawyers and/or employees of our affiliated law firm and not by any employees of True Title, Inc.. Legal matters are billed separately and pursuant to a legal services agreement between you and the law firm. True Title, Inc. is not a law firm and makes no representations as such. No attorney-client relationship is established by hiring True Title, Inc.