Real Estate Law
Nassie Law’s transaction real estate attorneys represent clients in all aspects of owning, developing, purchasing, selling and financing commercial real estate, and have the proven expertise to negotiate, document and close the most complex commercial real estate transactions. With more than 20 years experience in real estate matters, we offer our clients a unique perspective on the opportunities and risks involved in a given purchase or sale transaction. Our attorneys negotiate on behalf of their clients to appropriately allocate risk between buyer and seller or landlord and tenant, and work efficiently to close a given transaction swiftly and successfully. We are also dedicated to remaining current as to the laws and regulations that impact our clients.
Our areas of practice include:
Purchase or sale of office, retail, industrial property and residential
Brokerage agreements
Landlord and tenant disputes
Mortgage lending
Loan workouts
Broker Contracts
Broker liability
Broker compensation claims
Disciplinary proceeding against brokers
Expungment of lis pendens
Errors and omission liability insurance
Non-judicial (trustee) foreclosure sales
Judicial foreclosure
Lender liability
Commercial and residential real estate contract disputes
Commercial lease disputes
Real estate fraud
Slander of title
Title and escrow dispute
Commission disputes
Easement or adverse possession disputes
Mortgage foreclosure and workouts
Mechanic’s lien and stop notice claims
Insurance coverage disputes
Experienced Counsel for Complex Real Estate Litigation
At Nassie Law, our real estate litigation attorneys have broad and varied experience with dispute resolution in a wide range of situations, from enforcing terms of a purchase agreement to complex claims and counterclaims in commercial and residential projects.
Our clients include owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, property managers, lenders, bankers and investors. Our real estate litigation practice covers transactional disputes, loan modifications, lending practices, borrower disputes, together with more complicated civil actions including title, escrow, encroachment, trespass, and foreclosures.
The breath and dept of our legal understanding, together with our extensive experience with state and federal trials, commercial arbitration and mediation, means that our real estate litigation clients can depend on first-rate counsel and advocacy through every state of a dispute, no matter how complex.
Professional License Board Represention
Many professions and occupations require practitioners to be licensed by state agencies and regulatory boards. Nassie Law lawyers represent real estate professionals in licensing hearings and proceedings. We provide legal counsel throughout Californian matters involving charges of professional misconduct.
Examples of our cases
- Business/real estate professionals facing disciplinary hearings, regulatory hearings or professional licensing board hearings in relation to a license acquisition, licensing disputes, license suspension or revocation of a professional license
- Real Estate brokers
- Professional license defense
- Errors and omission defense
- Professional liability defense
Real estate professionals are required to be licensed by state agencies. The lawyers at Nassie Law represent brokers and sales professionals in licensing hearings and proceedings. We provide solid legal counsel in matters involving charges of professional misconduct.
Disciplinary hearings and loss of license
We represent brokers who require a license to do business. Some of the charges they face include professional malpractice, improper solicitation of clients, failure to maintain proper information filings with the professional license board, billing practice claims. We appear on clients’ behalf before the Department of Real Estate, Department of Corporation and Office of Administrative Hearing.
Commercial Property Law
Transactions • Leasing • Litigation
Nassie Law provides sophisticated legal guidance for all parties in the commercial real estate community. Our lawyers serve lenders, buyers, property owners and tenants.
We believe that the role of an attorney is critical in shepherding projects to a smooth conclusion and helping clients avoid legal entanglements. We protect our clients through due diligence, skilled negotiations and careful drafting and review of real estate contracts.
Our lawyers are adept at anticipating potential barriers to the deal and protecting client interests after the fact. We advise clients on which professionals need to be involved and address contingency planning in the event the transaction falls through.
Full Services for Homebuyers
We can assist clients in the full process of buying a home: negotiation or review of the purchase agreement, arranging inspections, reviewing seller disclosures, providing title insurance and representing you at the closing.
Real Estate Litigation
The attorneys of Nassie Law provide sophisticated solutions and formidable representation in real estate litigation and dispute resolution. Based in Irvine, we handle residential or commercial property matters in Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego County, and statewide throughout California.
Broker and Agent Representation
Perhaps no other law firm in Pennsylvania can match our experience in real estate broker and agent litigation. We handle cases statewide:
Our decades of experience in real estate law and civil litigation enable us to bring or defend action on any side of disputes. We have represented buyers, sellers, developers, owners, landlords, tenants, homeowner associations, lenders, and real estate professionals.
Our cases in real estate litigation run the gamut from simple contract disputes to complex litigation over major development projects:
Breach of contract in sale or purchase of property
Installment land contracts (contract for deed)
Real estate entity ownership disputes
Quiet title and adverse possession
Boundary line disputes and easements
Construction litigation
Commercial lease disputes and eviction
Filing or challenging motions for injunctive relief
We are experienced in representing landowners in eminent domain proceedings. While it is rarely fruitful to challenge the condemnation itself, we do step in to fight for our clients to receive just compensation (not necessarily the same as fair market value) when the government takes their property.
Effective, Cost-Efficient Resolution
We understand that prolonged disputes or full-fledged litigation can be disruptive and costly, particularly for pending real estate transactions or in-progress development. Our trial lawyers prepare for a courtroom fight, but we explore alternative dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration and negotiation) to minimize legal expense and exposure to damages.
Representing Real Estate Professionals Across California
In today’s litigious society – particularly in the current atmosphere of foreclosures, short sales and deflated property values – it is now a matter of when you get sued, not if you get sued. How many of you know of a broker or agent who devoted countless hours trying to help a young couple find their dream house, only to be thanked by being slapped with a lawsuit?
There are numerous “real estate lawyers” who will offer to represent you in these difficult circumstances, but few firms have the in-depth knowledge and understanding of how real estate brokers and agents operate, and have proven success defending professional negligence claims.
The real estate attorneys at Nassie Law have more than 20 years of experience defending real estate brokers and agents in lawsuits across California.
E & O Lawsuit Defense
E & O, or Errors and Omissions insurance, is there to protect you and give you peace of mind from financial concerns. We can help you maintain that peace of mind when your brokerage, personal assets, licensure and professional reputation are at stake.
In many of these cases, brokers and agents face related disciplinary hearings. We also provide professional license defense before the Department of Real Estate and Department of Corporation.
