Real Estate
Business owners and real estate investors need counsel who are able to cope with a broad range of issues that inevitably arise in the ownership or leasing of real estate assets. Rhine Ernest has a diverse real estate practice with projects ranging across all sectors of the real estate business, including acquisitions and sales, leasing and asset management, development, environmental analysis and/or remediation, and regulatory land planning, among others.
Acquisitions and Sales
Acquisitions and Sales represent the very foundation of the real estate market. Whether your transaction is large or small, commercial or residential, we bring expertise that is of great benefit to our clients. Our experience spans transactions, both intra and interstate, involving commercial and industrial properties, agricultural and residential transactions. We are involved in all aspects of the transaction, from consultation with clients regarding the purchase and sale of real estate, to drafting/review of the purchase and sale agreement, to due diligence involving the transaction including title examination and title curative work, to discussions/negotiations with our client’s lender, surveyor, broker, environmental consultant and the myriad other real estate professionals involved in the transaction, to finally acting as agent at closing. We bring a vast experience and professionalism that our clients can depend upon.
Development
Development of real estate presents a bevy of issues requiring sound legal advice. These issues include all matters related to structuring the transactions in the development process, including: the acquisition of the property, environmental problems and solutions, subdivision ordinances, neighborhood associations, agreements for utility services and engineering requirements, zoning and regulatory land use, construction agreements, sales and leasing, condominium declarations/agreements and various financing alternatives. We have substantial experience in assisting developers of residential, commercial and industrial projects and look forward to lending that expertise to you in your next real estate development project.
Leasing and Asset Management
In any lease transaction, it is vital to understand the perspective of your client and how their needs change whether they are the owners or the tenants. We understand how to tailor the written agreement to serve either party’s compelling interests. We further possess the knowledge and expertise of the specific economic and operational issues that will inevitably arise in the lease, and how to provide for them in the lease agreement.
Environmental
Our environmental services include a full range of regulatory advice, transaction planning and structuring. We also provide both formal and informal dispute resolution with respect to environmental, health, and safety issues confronting your real estate transaction.
Regulatory Land Use and Zoning
Land use and Zoning are governed by tedious and complex statutes, codes and local rules. Even after deciphering these statutes and codes, the process of obtaining your desired result can be a daunting task. We have experience in guiding clients through the maze presented by land use regulations and zoning ordinances, and in presenting matters before the relevant municipal and county staffs, boards and commissions that review such matters. Whether you are seeking an easement vacation, re-zoning or ordinance variance, we can provide the assistance you need to navigate through these difficult hurdles in your real estate transaction.