From purchasing, selling, and leasing real estate to complex property disputes, Anderson, Bowman, Wallshein PLLC has your legal needs covered. Our Queens real estate firm features skilled attorneys with a wealth of experience serving homeowners, businesses, investors, developers, property managers, contractors, and more. We are on the pulse of modern real estate litigation and transactions, monitoring evolutions to inform our approaches. You can count on us to protect assets, provide advice that supports short- and long-term goals, and resolve disputes efficiently.
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What to Know About Real Estate Litigation
Real estate litigation is a tool used by—and against—property owners, real estate agents, brokers, buyers, sellers, and landlords/tenants to pursue legal rights and redress perceived or experienced wrongs. Litigation stems from diverse conflicts, which often concern property boundaries, easements, title issues, acquisition and financing, breaches of contract, construction defects, and more.
Three of the most common problems leading to real estate litigation are contract breaches, failure to disclose property defects, and negligence/breach of duty.
Below, we explore these problems in greater detail:
Contract Breaches
Contracts are the backbone of real estate transactions, as well as development and construction projects. Breaches of them can be costly and time-consuming. In many cases, breach claims result from misunderstandings or honest mistakes; however, some may involve fraud or deceptive practices. Legal action is often necessary to obtain damages for these types of disputes.
Contract breach cases that we handle involve the following and much more:
Purchase and sale agreement breaches (i.e., non-performance, fraudulent inducement to contract, not fulfilling terms)
Listing agreement disputes (i.e., disagreement over commissions or exclusivity)
Breaches of lease agreements
Construction contract disputes (i.e., failure to complete work, defects, change orders)
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Property disclosures are vital components of real estate sales transactions. Sellers must provide prospective buyers with full and accurate information about issues that could impact their decision to purchase a property. These disclosures should include structural problems, defects in major systems such as plumbing or electricity, and environmental hazards, among other things. Failing to disclose these defects can lead to serious legal consequences for the seller.
Negligence/Breach of Duty
Real estate professionals must act in their clients’ best interests. If they fail to do so, clients can pursue breach of duty claims. For example, if a real estate agent fails to conduct proper due diligence on a property before listing it for sale and later discovers major defects that lessen its value, they could be liable for damages. Similarly, property managers are responsible for maintaining buildings and common areas in safe conditions for tenants. Otherwise, they could face legal action for negligence.
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