Real estate disputes
Disputes over land, leases and who gets to use the building
Boundary lines, easements, commercial leases, failed closings, shared property that one owner wants to sell. These cases turn on documents recorded long ago, so we start at the land records and work forward.
Property disputes feel personal because the property is. We keep the legal question narrow: what the deed, the survey or the lease actually says. Then we tell you plainly whether a conversation, a letter or a lawsuit is the way to get it settled.
Typically we handle
Boundary and easement disagreements
Commercial lease defaults and landlord claims
Purchase contracts that fell apart before closing
Co-owners who disagree about selling
Liens and clouds on title
What a property case turns on
Four documents decide most property fights
The deed and what came before it
Every owner's rights start with a chain of recorded instruments. We read it back to the first one that matters.
The survey
A line on a map outranks a memory. We order a new survey when the old one is vague or out of date.
The lease
Notice dates, cure periods and who pays for repairs. A lease that looks one-sided often has one clause that is not.
How the land is used
Who has driven, parked or built where, and for how long. Use over time can change what a deed says.
Questions
Property disputes, briefly answered
Do we have to sue to settle a boundary dispute?
Often not. A new survey and a letter from a lawyer resolve many boundary disagreements. We tell you early whether a filing is needed and what it would involve.
What happens to a deposit when a sale falls through?
It depends on the contract's wording about conditions and who ended the deal. Send us the purchase agreement and any notices and we will read the clause that controls.
How long does a property case take?
From weeks, when the parties settle after a survey, to more than a year when a case is tried. We give you a range after reading the documents and revisit it at each stage.
Real estate disputes
Send us the deed and the dispute
Add the lease or purchase agreement if there is one. We will read them before we talk and tell you what we see.