Real Estate Law – From the Ground Up®

Real Estate Law <span>– From the Ground Up®</span>

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Investment & Title Issues

Our law firm handles all matters related to real estate investments — including partnerships, property management issues, and landlord & tenant matters. When disputes arise concerning title of property, our firm works to advance the ownership interests of our clients by removing improper liens, executing partition actions, and initiating or defending quiet title actions.

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Easements

Easements are a very common way for homeowners to grant access to other parties access, such as driveways, roads, fences, and utility poles. Our attorneys have a wealth of experience in creating and extinguishing easements, as well as representing homeowners in easement disputes.

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HOA & Neighbor Disputes

Disagreement among neighbors is the most common source of homeowner disputes. Our firm assists homeowners that find themselves in conflict with the CC&Rs put forth by their homeowners association (HOA), representing owners in hearings and lawsuits concerning floods, right to use issues, rule violations, noise & neighbor conflicts, and short-term rental restrictions. We also defend HOA boards from lawsuits over special assessments, amendments, and enforcements.

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Boundary, Fence, & Tree Disputes

Boundary disputes are the most common issues that arise between neighbors, often initiated by a disagreement about a fence, tree, or property line. Reconcilling boundary disputes involves a careful balancing of legal principles and fact patterns to bring forth an amiable resolution. Attorneys with our Boundary Dispute practice group have extensive experience navigating conflicts and creating solutions for commercial and residential owners.

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Purchase & Sale of Real Property

The process of purchasing or selling a home in the highly competitive San Francisco Bay Area market can be challenging. From deposits, disclosures, contingencies, liens, loans, or title issues, any one of these elements can complicate the transaction. The Real Estate Transaction practice group at our law firm assists with all matters relating to the purchase and sale of real estate. Every attorney at our firm is a licensed real estate broker, and we help buyers, sellers, agents, investors, and lenders through all stages of the real estate transaction process.

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Commercial Real Estate Law

On-going business growth and economic development in the San Francisco Bay Area has intensified pressure on commercial real estate. Our Commercial Property Law practice provides a full spectrum of legal services that are suited to address the needs of commercial owners, landlors, and tenants, including lease drafting & negotiation, build-out provisions, purchase & sale transactions, listing agreements, construction and contractor disputes, and more.

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Practice <span>Areas</span>

Practice Areas

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

Our attorneys leverage deep transactional experience combined with acute industry knowledge to help buyers and sellers successfully complete For Sale By Owner (FSBO) transactions, often resulting in considerable savings and faster closings.

Real Estate Mediation

Real Estate Mediation

Several attorneys at Brewer Offord & Pedersen are licensed mediators, and draw on their significant experience in real estate law to help parties resolve disputes before going to trial.

Creditor-Side Bankruptcy

Creditor-Side Bankruptcy

Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP’s bankruptcy practice includes representation of creditors, creditors’ committees, and trustees in aspects in insolvency and bankruptcy laws and procedures.

Foreclosure Litigation

Foreclosure Litigation

Our firm’s Foreclosure Litigation practice represents institutional and private money lenders with foreclosure proceedings, including pre-bankruptcy workouts and motions for relief from automatic stay.

Debt Collection

Debt Collection

The Firm’s Collection Practice Group assists clients in satisfying judgments and debts owed to them. Our firm employs proven strategies to collect from judgment debtors depending on the particular circumstances and assets of the debtor.

Real Estate Agent Representation

Real Estate Agent Representation

Our real estate attorneys understand the pressures faced by real estate agents and brokers. We defend real estate professionals against license complaints, discipline actions, and allegations of fraud, misuse, or breach of contract.

Construction & Contractor Disputes

Construction & Contractor Disputes

Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP has experience representing both public and private clients, the group offers advice, negotiating, document drafting, and dispute resolution and litigation on matters related to all phases of construction.

Real Estate Contracts & Transactions

Real Estate Contracts & Transactions

Non-Disclosure Disputes

Non-Disclosure Disputes

Brewer Offord & Pedersen frequently represents buyers and sellers in disclosure disputes, including preparing and reviewing disclosures before closing and litigating disputes about non-disclosed issues with the property after escrow has closed.

Easements

Easements

For all types of easements – prescriptive, necessity, utility, solar, view, etc. – our real estate attorneys have robust experience with establishing, defending, and challenging easements.

Deposit Disputes

Deposit Disputes

Our real estate attorneys have significant experience representing buyers and sellers in disputes over earnest money deposits.

Partition Actions

Partition Actions

The real estate attorneys at Brewer Offord & Pedersen frequently represent co-owners in partition actions, and have deep expertise in serving as partition referees.

Deed Reconveyance & Title Issues

Deed Reconveyance & Title Issues

Our attorneys have significant experience handling all aspects of real estate investment issues and resolving title encumbrances, such as mechanic’s liens and easements.

Boundary, Fence, & Tree Disputes

Boundary, Fence, & Tree Disputes

Our firm has extensive experience handling a wide range of boundary disputes — including issues surrounding trees, fences, property lines, driveways, streams, and more.

Unlawful Detainers & Evictions

Unlawful Detainers & Evictions

Our law firm is equipped to handle all stages of commercial and residential unlawful detainers and evictions.

Homeowners Association (HOA) Law

Homeowners Association (HOA) Law

Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP represent individual homeowners and HOA in CC&R’s disputes.

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law

The Brewer Firm has its roots firmly planted in real estate! We are, at our core, a real estate law firm. All our attorneys are also licensed as real estate brokers, so we know the law and the business of real estate.

Mortgage & Lending Law

Mortgage & Lending Law

At the “Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP” we recognize your concerns and have options to help you avoid mortgage foreclosure. Our attorneys have a strong background in the banking industry…

Landlord & Tenant Law

Landlord & Tenant Law

At the firm, we assist landlords and tenants from the beginning to end, whether it be negotiation of the lease, to an audit, payment dispute, leasing dispute, or eviction (unlawful detainer).

Commercial Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate Law

Premises are very often the major asset for a business. Commercial property law can present difficulties whether you own or rent premises and there can be additional legal liabilities and potential costs that you may not be aware of.

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Recognition <span>from Our Many Satisfied Clients</span>

Recognition from Our Many Satisfied Clients

Peter Brewer helped my husband and me collect on a 7-figure judgement awarded to us after a long, exceptionally contentious law suit. Pitted against powerful people with deep pockets and the firm belief they could worm their way out of paying us the full amount, Peter — with his comprehensive knowledge of both the legalities and the strategies of collecting, and with his uncanny ability to see through all the attempted shenanigans, however subtle, and bluntly confronting them — succeeded in getting us the full award. We can’t thank him and his staff enough for all they did for us.

– Ida L.

This is to say how much we appreciate the excellent representation you have given us over the years. You have a special talent for keeping matters in perspective, keeping the goal in focus, and charting the most direct course to the solution. You consistently achieve results equal to or better than [the mega firms] we formerly used, but at a substantially lower cost. I am also gratified by the consistently good feedback we get from our customers that you have assisted. It is reassuring to know, when we refer our valued customers to you, that they will receive conscientious, professional assistance with their legal issues.

– Andrew OldhamGeneral Counsel, All Cal Title Co., Campbell, CA

Thank you [Simon] for handling this case for me. You did a great job and I appreciate your efforts. I have a lot of respect for you, Julia, and for all of the staff at the Brewer law firm.

– Stan S.

I just wanted to thank you for all your help. It’s not often I pay a bill as deserved as this one, especially when it comes to legal matters. This whole problem has caused us an unbelievable amount of aggravation and loss of sleep. After going through all the lawyers we have on this issue, I had really begun to lose hope.

– Lee SmithArchitect, West Chester, PA

I received the invoice you sent us showing our account paid in full. A word of thanks can hardly say how much your kindness meant today. With all the challenges that life has given us we have been blessed with honest people like you in our lives. We are overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you [Peter] for all your help and generosity. We wish you many blessings.

– Polly and John

I am very glad to have had you acting as our broker and attorney. You kept the transaction [purchase of an office building] on track even though there were numerous opportunities for it to derail; you spared me considerable anguish and kept me well-informed in a timely and professional manner. I was very comforted by the knowledge that this extremely important deal was in the hands of an expert, experienced and knowledgeable. You have my utmost gratitude for making this experience pleasant and stress-free despite my fears and concerns.

– Curt WeilInvestment Advisor, Palo Alto