PRACTICE SUMMARY
- Chair(s) Alan P. Fox & Kelly Ann Dugan
- Office Locations New Jersey, Pennsylvania
At Capehart Scatchard, we provide clients peace of mind about the various aspects of real estate law. Serving at locations across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, our skilled team has deep law experience in multiple areas, like banking, construction, corporate, and environmental regulation, enabling us to deliver exceptional guidance with real estate and land use. Our firm is committed to offering comprehensive and ethical representation while charging reasonable fees.
Our Real Estate Law Services
We assist clients with residential and commercial real estate. Buyers and sellers will find representation with the sale and acquisition of land and improvement projects, whether for new constructions or resale. We also serve landlords and tenants with commercial leases, banking, and finance, applications for land development from planning and zoning boards, leasing and operations, and workouts and litigation.
Specific services you can receive from our real estate law firm include:
Condemnation —Eminent Domain
We work with clients subject to condemnation throughout the proceeding, including the good faith negotiation phase. Our real estate lawyers have also prosecuted condemnation actions for railroad clients in NJ.
Environmental
Your real estate attorney will help you minimize your environmental risk during a real estate transaction. We advise clients on obtaining permits, adhering to environmental regulations, and following the proper procedures for cleanup and contamination while operating or during a sale or acquisition.
For clients in NJ, we also offer counsel about complying with Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA). These clients also receive assistance with wetland and water quality problems and stormwater management systems.
Financing
For institutional and similar lenders, we aid in the negotiation and documentation of real estate transactions. Additionally, we represent developers, owners, and tenants with securing tax assessment reductions and abatement, plus similar land use concerns.
Homeowners Association
Our attorneys have represented several homeowner associations with aspects like by-laws and rules, declaration amendments, enforcement actions, and collection of unpaid assessments during bankruptcy situations.
Land Use, Zoning, & Permits
Clients gain assistance with federal, state, county, and local land use and zoning laws. We also help you attain approval from local governments for major and minor site plans, zoning variances, waivers, and zoning code adjustments.
Additionally, your real estate law attorney can guide you with the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT), NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the Pinelands, and similar organizations regarding regulation or litigation.
Real Estate Litigation
Our real estate attorneys work closely with the litigation department to manage prosecution and defense claims for issues with land use, contracts, construction, performance, title defects, and environmental contamination. Our goal is to secure the best results for our clients.
Real Estate Tax Appeals
Developers, owners, and tenants receive representation with tax appeals.
Real Estate Transaction
We have extensive knowledge of the many components of traditional real estate, from contracts and leases to eminent domain and restructurings. We also help with approvals, title issues, joint ventures, and limited liability companies.
To ensure we fully represent our clients and help them achieve the desired results, we represent them before planning and zoning boards. We aid in sales and commercial leasing in the banking, industrial, retail, and recreation sectors.
Solar Projects
To account for the growing solar industry, we help solar developers draft leases and obtain permits and approval from zoning and planning boards for the various elements needed for these projects.
Workouts
Using the broad expertise of our banking and bankruptcy attorneys, we navigate workouts, evictions, negotiations, loan problems, and mortgage loan restructurings and foreclosures.
Real Estate & Land Use Attorneys
As with all our representatives, our real estate law attorneys deliver top-notch professional service. They maintain high-level, technical knowledge of the law and superior communication skills. Our real estate and land use attorneys serve under the direction of two chairs, Kelly Ann Dugan and Alan P. Fox.
Highlights of Our Real Estate Law Practices
By choosing Capehart Scatchard, you receive a host of real estate law services at competitive prices. We serve clients of different sizes across multiple industries, including automotive, education, and manufacturing. The following are some types of clients we represent:
- Residential and commercial developers
- Landowners
- Lenders
- Contractors
- Landlords and tenants
- Nonprofit organizations
- Public entities
- Shopping centers
Regardless of the type of client, we work hard to provide fast response times for all services. We also follow an interdisciplinary approach, working with lawyers specializing in other practice areas to minimize disputes and other issues.
Find a Real Estate Lawyer in NJ, NY, or PA
First established in 1876, Capehart Scatchard is one of the longest-lasting real estate law firms in NJ. In this time, we’ve built a reputation for providing top-quality, cost-effective legal services to all clients in NJ, NY, and PA, regardless of their size or needs. Contact us today to learn more about our real estate law firm.
How We Can Help
Legal Services
Residential Real Estate
We represent sellers and buyers regarding the sales and acquisitions of land and improvements- both new construction and resale. We represent landlords or tenants related to commercial leases, applicants for land development before planning and zoning boards, financing, leasing and operations, workouts and litigation.
Commercial Real Estate
We represent sellers and buyers regarding the sales and acquisitions of land and improvements- both new construction and resale. We represent landlords or tenants related to commercial leases, applicants for land development before planning and zoning boards, financing, leasing and operations, workouts and litigation.
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Practice Highlights
Some of our representative matters include:
- Represent various clients in all aspects of real estate matters, including commercial, office and shopping center leases, purchase and sale of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate and title issues.
- Represent residential and commercial developers in zoning and land use issues.
- Represent landowners and prospective landowners with respect to state and federal environmental compliance issues.
Represent shopping center before local planning board in connection with expansion and upgrade of shopping center, relocation of existing tenants and negotiations of new tenant leases.
We represent a broad spectrum of clients which include owners, developers, lenders, landlords and tenants, public entities, and nonprofit organizations in New Jersey and beyond. Practice attorneys provide services to insurance companies, automotive, manufacturing, chemical, automotive, glass, construction and development companies, banks, schools and universities, institutional lenders, and businesses and corporations of various types and sizes.
Our real estate attorneys have represented owners, contractors, and developers in negotiating and executing construction documentation in a variety of construction projects. We take an interdisciplinary approach by consulting with our construction lawyers to avoid disputes or our Litigation Department to handle construction-related matters when litigation becomes necessary.