Real Estate Disputes

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Overview

We provide sophisticated legal counsel to clients navigating complex disputes within the real estate sector. With extensive experience in real estate law, we work with developers, property owners, landlords, tenants, lenders, investors, and other stakeholders to resolve disputes efficiently and strategically.

Our team handles a wide array of real estate matters, including contract disputes, boundary and title issues, lease and landlord-tenant disputes, easements, zoning challenges and partnership conflicts. We approach each case with a deep understanding of real estate law and a commitment to achieving our clients’ objectives in state or federal courts, mediation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings.

Combining legal experience with practical insights into market conditions and industry trends, we work to protect our clients’ investments and ensure successful outcomes.

Prevailed at trial and on appeal on behalf of a real estate developer in a breach of contract suit against famed boxing promoter Don King regarding a parcel of property located in Palm Beach County, in DK Arena, Inc. v. E.B. Acquisitions I, LLC (2010). The decision affirmed the trial court’s finding that Mr. King breached obligations in a dispute concerning a $23-million purchase and sale agreement for real estate. This case also firmly established the precedent that detrimental reliance upon verbal representations in the context of a real estate transaction can, under certain circumstances, overcome the statute of frauds.
Prevailed on appeal on behalf of a residential land developer where the court held the developer was exempt from the disclosure requirements under the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA) statute, in Van Hook v. The Residences at Coconut Point (2010).
Prevailed on behalf of property owner seeking disbursement of loan proceeds in action brought by mortgage broker, seeking to freeze loan proceeds as security in commission dispute, in Cohen Financial, LP v. KMC/EC II/LLC, 967 So. 2d 224 ( Fla. 3rd DCA 2007).
Wigand v. West City Partners, Inc
Successfully obtained a decision where the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida prevented 42 of the 43 plaintiffs who sued the condominium developer from bringing their breach of contract and ILSA claims in one lawsuit.