Real Estate Law Practice Areas
Currie Kendall has been assisting clients with their real estate concerns since 1905; including the buying, selling, financing, developing and leasing of commercial and residential real estate.
Residential: Currie Kendall is aware that buying or selling a home can be one of your most important decisions. We can assist you in any aspect of a residential transaction, or can represent you through the entire transaction from purchase agreement to closing.
Commercial: Currie Kendall also has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions. Available professional services include acquisition/development, zoning/land use, financing techniques, environmental conditions, and construction liens.
Condominiums: Currie Kendall represents condominium developers and associations, in both commercial and residential condominium projects.
Construction Liens: Currie Kendall has extensive experience in representing owners, lenders, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in virtually every aspect of the Michigan Construction Lien Act, including perfection, priority, litigation and appellate proceedings.
Landlord/Tenant: Currie Kendall offers legal assistance to both landlords and tenants, in the residential and commercial arena, and in simple and complex transactions, including representing landlords and tenants in lease preparation and/or eviction proceedings.
Land Use: Currie Kendall represents and assists clients in obtaining land use permits from local and state authorities, including preparation of applications, appearance before administrative bodies and litigation, if necessary.
Currie Kendall offers a full array of legal services to the residential and commercial real estate client. Issues we can review if you are planning to buy, sell, develop or finance real estate include:
- How the purchase agreement affects your interests;
- Understanding borrowing and lending techniques (including conventional mortgage lending, seller financing, land contract mortgages, tax increment financing, tax free bonds);
- What to do if the property is in defective or contaminated condition (including baseline environmental assessments);
- Identifying and correcting title defects (including title insurance and quiet title actions);
- The impact of zoning and other land use restrictions;
- Possible purchase agreement termination;
- How real property taxes are prorated;
- Acquiring tax reverted lands;
- Income tax issues (including 1031 tax deferred exchanges);
- The benefit of a survey;
- Issues affecting a closing;
- Application of the Michigan Land Division Act;
- How the Construction Lien Act works;
- Preparation and review of transaction documents;
- Adverse Possession and other real estate litigation
For more information on how Currie Kendall can assist you, please contact R. Drummond Black or William R. Garchow at (989) 839-0300.