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What Does a Philadelphia Commercial Real Estate Lawyer Do?

A Philadelphia commercial real estate lawyer provides assistance with many different aspects of commercial real estate investments and real estate transactions. Owning, investing in, or leasing commercial real estate can be a major investment and can require a substantial commitment on your part. It is imperative that you understand your rights and obligations when it comes to entering into commercial real estate transactions. Curley & Rothman, LLC can help. 

Our attorneys provide representation to developers; construction professionals; real estate investors; landlords; tenants; property sellers and purchasers; leasors and leasees, and more. Our goal is to help you to protect your interests while successfully completing real estate transactions. Give us a call to find out more about the ways in which a Philadelphia commercial real estate lawyer can assist you.

What Does a Philadelphia Commercial Real Estate Lawyer Do?

The services that a Philadelphia commercial real estate lawyer can provide to you are going to vary depending upon the specifics of your situation. Our legal team can assist you with all aspects of any real estate transaction that you become involved in. From making smart choices on whether a transaction is the right one to negotiating an effective deal or drafting contracts on your behalf, we can help. We also provide advocacy and representation in litigation when problems arise.

Some of the many types of commercial real estate matters our legal team can assist you with include:

  • Negotiating a construction contract for real estate design and development.
  • Financing a real estate construction project and taking advantage of possible financial benefits for certain types of development, such as claiming low-income housing tax credits.
  • Negotiating and drafting a purchase or sales agreement for commercial property.
  • Negotiating and drafting a lease for the rental of commercial space.
  • Resolving landlord/tenant disputes including disputes that could result in the eviction of a tenant for nonpayment or for breach of a lease.
  • Providing advice and assistance with assignments of commercial leases.
  • Negotiating and drafting sublease agreements.
  • Conducting due diligence on land or on a commercial property structure before a sale is completed.
  • Researching zoning issues and seeking variances in order to ensure that a property can be utilized for its desired commercial purposes.
  • Addressing defects of title and claims on properties, including mechanic’s liens and materialmen’s liens.

Many of the different steps which occur during a commercial real estate transaction require an attorney who is very detail oriented, who knows the applicable laws, and who can provide guidance on assessing risk. The area of commercial real estate law is a very specialized field and it is beneficial for those who are becoming involved in any real estate transactions to make certain that they have an attorney who has handled the specific type of transaction in the past. You also want to make certain that your attorney has a successful track record in providing advice and advocacy on that particular matter.

Curley & Rothman, LLC has helped many clients with all of the above issues in the field of commercial real estate law. There are also many other areas of service that we can provide to clients. Our focus is on commercial real estate matters so we have offered a wide variety of different legal services in this field to clients throughout Pennsylvania. There is too much money at stake and the implications for your future are too important to enter into any real estate deals without getting the right legal advice. Let us provide that advice to you.

Getting Help from A Philadelphia Commercial Real Estate Lawyer

A Philadelphia commercial real estate lawyer at Curley & Rothman, LLC can provide you with help in all aspects of your commercial real estate transactions. Whatever your role is within the purchase, sale, development, or lease of commercial real estate, our legal team can assist you in your transaction.

We are skilled negotiators who can help get real estate deals to close; we understand how to draft enforceable and clear contracts with provisions protective of your interests; we can advise you on due diligence and assist you in conducting appropriate research before a transaction is complete; and we have the litigation experience that is necessary to provide you with help if anything goes wrong with your commercial real estate transaction.

To find out more about the services that we offer and to get personalized assistance with your real estate transactions, give us a call at 610-834-8819 or contact us to speak with an experienced attorney who knows Pennsylvania law on real estate inside and out.

Real EstateScott Rothman