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Legal Services For Real Estate Matters

Last updated on August 30, 2024

In many ways, real estate development is an important aspect to the overall business climate in Minnesota. When properties are being developed, built, sold and leased, the benefits extend far beyond those who are directly involved. Real estate law can be challenging, but it is also exciting as projects evolve from the drawing board to a finished product.

At Gries Lenhardt Allen, P.L.L.P., our real estate law attorneys put decades of experience to work for clients who may be business owners, land developers, builders, buyers, sellers, property managers and tenants. We have handled legal matters for a variety of projects throughout Minnesota, ranging from shopping centers to industrial sites to planned communities and their homeowners’ associations (HOAs).

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If your project hits a snag, the effects can be deeply felt. A dispute or misunderstanding with a government agency or financial institution has the potential to bring a project to its knees. It is our goal to prevent those snags from happening in the first place through careful planning and research.

We also work with homeowners’ associations, whether it’s to get a new project off the ground or to help manage an organization that has been around for many years. We can assist with everything from the platting process all the way through to the collection of delinquent dues and providing representation to HOA boards of directors.

In addition, our attorneys are experienced with a wide range of commercial and residential real estate matters, such as:

  • Land disputes, such as questions regarding boundary lines and quiet title actions
  • Property easements
  • Special use permits and variance requests
  • Terms of long-term and short-term leases

Frequently Asked Questions About Real Estate Law Issues

Whether you are buying or selling real estate, it is critically important to be as informed as possible. Whether you are buying a home or leasing a commercial property, there is a lot of money on the line. Here are some questions we hear most often:

Title reviews are integral to the due diligence process in any real estate transaction and can uncover potential issues or defects that would affect the value of the property, such as unpaid taxes, easements or liens.
Many buyers of undeveloped land concentrate on location, accessibility and price – but you should also consider legal issues like building permit obligations and barriers, the impact of zoning on your planned development and any easements that give the holder a specific, if limited, use of the property.
Numerous strategies can be used to protect real property from creditors and plaintiffs who might win judgments against you in lawsuits. These include umbrella insurance policies, the use of a limited liability company for each rental property, holding the property in a trust, equity stripping (the strategic use of debt to lower the money available to satisfy a claim) and even homestead exemptions.
Short-term leases are typically three to six months in duration, although they may simply be a month-to-month agreement that can continue to be renewed so long as both the landlord and tenant agree. Short-term leases offer significant flexibility for both landlords and tenants, albeit coupled with more financial uncertainties. Long-term leases are leases for a longer, fixed period. A year is typical for a long-term lease, with a fixed rent for the duration.
In Minnesota, a property easement grants a nonpossessory property interest to another party, other than its owner, to use or occupy land for a specific purpose. The effect of the easement on your rights depends on its nature, such as whether it merely allows utilities to work on the land without your permission, permits someone access to your road or restricts certain activities in the name of conservation.
 

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Contact our firm today at 612-568-0023 to schedule an appointment. You may also complete our online contact form to send us information about your legal needs; however, the submission of the online contact form does not create an attorney-client relationship.