Real Estate

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Real Estate Attorneys

Commercial Real Estate - We help builders and developers transform visions into reality.

At Weaver, Bennett & Bland, P.A., attorneys in our commercial real estate practice represent lenders, buyers, sellers, brokers, and developers in commercial real estate and land development projects throughout the Charlotte area, including Mecklenburg County and Union County, assisting them during all phases of land development. Real estate law services our attorneys provide include:

• Representation before county and municipal boards, including the Town of Matthews Board of Commissions, in zoning and land use petitions
• Litigation involving restrictive covenants
• Acquisition of property; negotiating, drafting, and reviewing purchase contracts
• Transactions and litigation related to construction
• City and county approval throughout construction
• Deeds of conveyance, transfers of title
• Drafting installment sales contracts
• Purchase money financing arrangements with mortgage lenders
• Landlord-tenant issues, commercial lease agreements
• Representation at closing
• Work-out and restructuring of real estate and corporate lending relationships

Residential Real Estate

In addition to commercial real estate, our lawyers assist clients with residential real estate transactions. Purchasing or selling real estate is a large undertaking, and it is important to have an experienced real estate attorney review and assist with the finalization of the real estate contract before you sign it. We help clients understand what is needed for a smooth real estate closing, and what is economically a wise investment for a purchase or sale, including a survey, title examination, and environmental examination. Our attorneys will guide you through the actual closing process and explain the meaning of documents you are signing.

Our firm has many years of experience in consumer real estate matters, and we can also assist with lease matters. We can help you recognize and understand the pitfalls of renting your property and what documents to use so that you are protected.

Our firm assists clients with the following residential real estate issues:

• Sales or purchases of real property
• Refinancing transactions
• Loan closings
• Leases
• Contract negotiations
• Deed preparation
• Lien waivers
• Contract dispute resolution
• Zoning violations
• Subdivision issues
• Homeowner association issues, including required consents and architectural review proceedings
• Installment sales contracts
• Tax deferred exchanges (Section 1031 exchanges)
• Formation and maintenance of entities to acquire, manage, and hold real property (corporations, limited liability companies, or family limited partnerships)
• Pre-closing or post-closing occupancy agreements
• Easements, encroachment and permissive use agreements
• Trespass issues
• Boundary disputes
• Variances
• Construction issues (conformance with contract, code compliance, warranty issues or claims, punch-list disputes, and completion disputes)

In a recent case in Mecklenburg County, involving a condemnation action brought by the City of Charlotte against married property owners for taking of a permanent drainage easement and temporary construction easement across their property, Attorney Dave Bland obtained a verdict for the property owners, which was over ten times what the City offered to pay. Learn more on our verdicts and settlements page.

If you would like to speak with one of our real estate attorneys about a commercial property transaction or a residential real estate transaction or dispute, please call 704-844-1400 or e-mail our Matthews office to schedule a consultation. Our lawyers serve clients in Mecklenburg County, Union County, and throughout North Carolina.

Weaver, Bennett & Bland, P.A.
Matthews, North Carolina, Attorneys