REAL ESTATE LAW

At SMITH ∙ ROSE ∙ FINLEY, we represent clients in all residential and commercial real estate proceedings and transactionsthat deal with real property. Our real estate clients include developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, homeowners' associations and purchasers and sellers of real property. We frequently assist with the sale and acquisition of urban and rural property, and we are very familiar with all of the accompanying property issues such as surveys, title examination, loan documents, deeds, leases, easements, mineral interests, access problems and water-sharing agreements. Our attorneys also assist with environmental issues, providing guidance through the complicated maze of environmental laws to focus on compliance.

Some examples of the real estate legal services we provide include:

• Closings
• Condemnation Matters
• Development Agreements
• Construction Contracts
• Leases
• Easements
• Mortgage-Based Financing Transactions
• Mechanics Loans
• Foreclosures
• Title Issues
• Zoning and Land Use
• Environmental Issues
• Tax free exchanges

We have the legal tools in place to handle a land sale transaction from start to finish. Our attorneys are approved by several title insurance companies, and we routinely perform title examination services for land sale transactions. Our services include the preparation of all of the necessary paperwork for a purchase or sale of land, so our clients can concentrate on their long-terms goals for the transactions.