Additional Real Estate Law Focus 

What Is A Real Estate Lawyer?  

A real estate lawyer has the knowledge and training to handle legal transaction and disputes arising from real property transactions. Our Dallas lawyers understand real estate statutes and federal real estate laws, and they are experienced in advising clients involving real estate acquisition and protection. We advise clients on real estate litigation issues and other land disputes. Real estate and real property law govern almost everything that touches land, including how natural resources can be removed from the land. Below are some examples of issues that arise in real estate law:

Home Buying or Selling: Federal government, state, and city real estate laws govern the rules of residential property sales and purchases. Real estate lawyers help protect buyers from a seller's attempt to misrepresent the condition of a home to a buyer. For example, a seller who provides false information to a buyer on a seller's disclosure form may be liable for fraud.

Financing of Real Property: Real estate laws govern mortgage financing when commercial and residential real property buyers seek financing to close on a property or home.

Land Use & Zoning Laws: How a piece of land can be used is governed by real estate laws. For instance, the zoning of a property as either residential, commercial, or industrial determine what can be built on that property. Zoning laws can be challenged or modified depending on the laws of each city.

Construction: Zoning laws determine whether a property may be used for residential, commercial, or industrial use, and each zoned use requires different building codes. Those building codes determine how a building must be constructed for public and private safety of the occupancy frequenting that building. If building and construction codes are violated, real estate law governs how violators are punished.

Boundary & Easement Disputes: Real property law govern title disputes, boundary disputes, and easement disputes. 

Property Taxes Disputes: The amount of taxes due and payable on a home is a function of local property taxes, and often, disputes arise of how much property taxes have been assessed against a property.

Landlord-Tenant Law: Real property laws also govern the rules relating to an apartment and rental leasing. The State of Texas provides standard leasing forms for tenants and landlords to use to avoid disagreements. Landlord-Tenant Law also encompasses evictions and occupancy permitting. 

Eviction & Foreclosure: In Texas, lenders may foreclose on deeds of trusts or mortgages in default using either a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process. The Texas Property Code determines the property legal procedures to foreclosure and evicts a person from a property.