Foreclosure
When an owner misses mortgage payments, the lender will send the owner a pre-foreclosure notice. A real estate litigation attorney can help you raise strong complex legal defenses that can delay the proceedings for a foreclosure sale, which can give you enough time to either pay off your mortgage arrears, sell your house so you can pay off the debt, refinance your house with another lender, or negotiate with the lender a modification of your loan terms.
Adverse Possession
Adverse possession can affect landowners in many ways. Usually, it happens when one leaves a lot vacant for a period of time. A neighbor might begin encroaching on the vacant land by erecting structural buildings. If the landowner allows this structure to stay on his land for more than ten years, the neighbor will be able to acquire this property through adverse possession. A real estate litigation attorney will be able to help you in issues of adverse possession.
Landlord-Tenant Relationships
Landlord-tenant relationships in New York can be complex, especially with the prevalence of rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units. Issues regarding security deposits, who pays for damages beyond normal wear and tear, rent increases, and minimum habitability conditions can be points of contention between a landlord and tenant. A real estate litigation attorney will be able to advise both the landlord and the tenant regarding their rights and enforce it, if required.
Easement and Boundary Disputes
Easements restrict a property owner's right and gives another property owner certain rights to do certain things in your land, such as the right to travel through one's land in an easement of right of way. Easements can lower the value of one's property, and for this reason, is a point of contention among property owners. Boundary disputes also occur when clear boundary lines have not been physically established. It's always cheaper to negotiate a resolution and agreement to the dispute.