Why Brokers Should Consider a Land Use Attorney

As brokers, you are constantly looking at ways to maximize value for your clients. Whether you represent sellers or buyers, you may be missing out on huge opportunities by not engaging in land use due diligence. Many of you are familiar with real estate due diligence, on title work, deeds and insurance, but you have probably not utilized a land use attorney unless your client asked you to do so. Sophisticated investors and developers utilize land use attorneys such as myself to review the zoning code, master plans, future land use and comprehensive plan, previous approvals and site plans on the site, previous applications, staff reports and comments, neighborhood objections, development agreements, unified development agreements, recorded documents such as easements and restrictive covenants, and plats & plat notes.