Residential Real Estate Law
Effective Massachusetts Real Estate Law Lawyers/Rhode Island Real Estate Law Attorneys
Boston - Brockton - Attleboro - Taunton - Fall River - New Bedford - Plymouth - MetroSouth - Eastern Mass - South Coast - Southeastern Mass - All of Rhode Island
The residential real estate law attorneys at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C., provide outstanding representation in Bristol County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Middlesex County and Suffolk County in Massachusetts, and all of Rhode Island. We represent buyers, sellers, lessees and lessors of real property, and generally provide legal advice on the home buying process and all legal issues in single family and multifamily home ownership.
Short Sale Transactions
In the current market there are many property owners who are selling their property without receiving sufficient funds to payoff their mortgage holders. These so called "short sales" are almost always complicated, difficult and tiresome as mortgage lenders have created layers of bureaucracy which require experienced, competent legal advice to pierce and successfully navigate. But most all of these short sale transactions do in fact close. The key is hiring the right real estate lawyers, the short sale lawyers at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C..
Our real estate law team has been extremely effective at getting short sales approved so that our seller clients can move on with their lives. We provide transactional services to assist with as pleasant, orderly and cost effective a sale as is possible by performing the following services for you as your legal counsel:
- Once the offer is signed by all parties and buyer mortgage preapproval is given we will meet in person or via telephone with the seller to discuss the process;
- We complete a title search to more completely understand the situation;
- We will review and negotiate for you the purchase and sales agreement;
- Apply for and receive the "short sale" application package;
- Meet in person or via telephone to complete and file the application package;
- Continuously contact the seller's mortgage lender to aggressively pursue successful completion of the "short sale" application;
- Keep you (and your broker) informed of the application status;
- Discuss the mortgage lender's response and seller's legal options;
- Represent the seller in preclosing preparation matters;
- Work with you and the closing attorney preparing for a smooth closing;
- Coordinate all our efforts with the broker, buyer's attorney and closing attorney;
- Attend the real estate closing.
Specifics of any transaction will vary so your particular needs will be addressed in the agreement we create and sign together.
You, as the seller, do not pay our legal fees out of pocket. Our fees are paid from the closing, as permitted by the seller's current mortgage holder. Mortgage lenders routinely agree to this despite the fact it increases the amount of the short payoff.
We also represent a large number of short sale property buyers. Because of all our short sale experience we are best positioned to provide such buyers with the legal and practical advice they need.
Feel free to call us for sound advice on your particular short sale transaction needs.
REO Property
We offer professional and sophisticated real estate advice and counsel to lenders with REO properties throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island including for such industry heavy weights GMAC, Deutche Bank, Option One, Taylor, Bean & Whitiker, National City Bank, US Bank, Citi, Bank of New York, First Horizon Home Loans and Wells Fargo. We analyze and obtain clear title of foreclosed properties which affords protection to lenders in the sale of REO properties, address and resolve state specific issues, and generally assist with a smooth and orderly settlement transaction. We can also assist with litigation based needs such as necessary evictions. We provide expedient, accurate and cost effective REO services.
Closing Services
Our residential real estate attorneys provide transactional services to assist with ensuring a smooth, pleasant, orderly and cost effective purchase, sale or lease of real property, as well as provide needed legal services to property owners, lessors and lessees.
We can assist in all residential real estate matters such as in the following areas:
- Drafting and review of purchase and sales agreements
- Drafting and review of construction contracts (see below)
- Drafting of residential leasing agreements and lease negotiations, and any resulting landlord/tenant litigation
- Condominium documents for conversions, and for new or existing condominiums
- Landlord and tenant representation for residential and commercial leases
- Landlord and tenant disputes
- Evictions
- Assistance with real estate financing for acquisition, construction loans, transitional financing and secondary financing
- Representation before governmental boards (see below)
- Evaluating the condition of title for real property and assistance in resolving title disputes
- Preparing and assembling documents required to complete a transaction
- Supervising the real estate closing transaction
- Issuance of title insurance
Construction Law
Our attorneys work with clients through each stage of the construction process, including preconstruction warranty matters, drafting of construction warranties, post-construction construction defect allegations and warranty matters. We assist construction clients in the following ways:
- Review and negotiation of construction agreements
- Review and negotiation of warranty contracts
- Asserting or defending mechanics' claims
- Representing our clients' interests before regulatory agencies
- Litigation services for breach of contract
- Prosecuting claims against construction companies regarding a range of construction defects, including toxic mold, soil subsidence or movement, faulty or defective roofs and windows, wet basements
Our construction law attorneys identify local experts for inspection and evaluation of claimed defects, evaluate insurance coverage issues, and represent our clients in the courtroom, in mediation or in arbitration proceedings.
Governmental Permitting
Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C., assists clients obtain required permits and approvals from the many regulatory bodies which govern property development. Our services include the preparation, presentation, and defense of permit applications, variances, special permits, site plans, zoning ordinance amendments, 40B applications, and related matters. Our residential real estate law team appear before various councils, commissions, planning boards, hearing boards, zoning boards of appeals, and other regulatory bodies.
Dispute Resolution
The Massachusetts and Rhode Island residential real estate lawyers at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C. provide courtroom representation for litigation, as well as arbitration and mediation services to resolve conflicts in the area of residential real estate, landlord-tenant and construction law disputes.
Contact the residential real estate law team at Percy, Tedeschi & Associates, P.C., for sound advice on your particular legal needs. We can provide a comprehensive review of your options, advise you on the best course of action, and as appropriate create the documentation needed to protect your interests and pursue those options in a determined, result focused manner.
Providing legal services throughout Massachusetts (MA, Mass) such as in Boston, Abington, Acushnet, Attleboro, Avon, Berkely, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Carver, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dighton, Dover, East Bridgewater, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Foxboro, Franklin, Freetown, Hanson, Holbrook, Lakeville, Mansfield, Marion, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Middleborough, Milton, Needham, New Bedford, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Norwood, Pembroke, Randolph, Raynham, Plymouth, Quincy, Rehoboth, Rochester, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, Walpole, Wareham, Wellesley, West Bridgewater, Westport, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman, and Bristol County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, South Coast, Boston Metro, Boston Metro South, Southeastern Mass, South Shore, and in Providence and all of Rhode Island (RI).
