Our Practice Areas
Contract Disputes
Enforcing your property rights through contracts is essential. Whether you are dealing with real estate contract disputes or construction contract disputes, our Oakland contract disputes lawyer can effectively defend your rights.
Land Use
Proper legal guidance is vital in resolving disputes over the use or development of land in accordance with local laws. Our Oakland land use lawyer can assist with land use litigation, ensuring that your property development adheres to all regulations.
Property And Neighbor Dispute
Property and neighbor disputes can greatly disrupt your ability to enjoy your home, transforming it from a sanctuary into a source of tension. A San Francisco neighbor dispute lawyer can assist in resolving issues with a nuisance neighbor and handling property disputes, helping to restore tranquility to your living space.
Foreclosure
Anticipating a property foreclosure can be daunting. Hiring an Oakland foreclosure attorney skilled in real estate foreclosure and foreclosure defense can offer the necessary guidance and support to safeguard your home and financial well-being.
Deficiency Judgement
Challenge the legality of collection efforts with support from our deficiency judgment lawyers. Our Bay Area deficiency judgment attorneys offer expert guidance on deficiency judgment foreclosure, ensuring your rights and financial interests are protected.
Property Tax
Legal assistance is essential when contesting a property tax lien, given the complexities involved. An Oakland property tax lien attorney can guide you through the process of disputing a tax lien on your property, ensuring your property rights are protected.
Bay Area Real Estate & Foreclosure Law Experts
The real estate market is a place where many individuals and businesses have invested significant time and resources. For families, this is often their largest asset and can serve as the basis for eventual retirement. For companies, a physical location can be the heart of an operation and the main source of income. Sadly, disputes over real estate rights, neighbor disputes and foreclosures can often result in the need for litigation. When this happens, having a skilled real estate attorney by your side is crucial.
A San Francisco real estate lawyer at Estavillo Law Group is prepared to protect your rights. This includes explaining the laws that control your case, gathering evidence that supports your position, always focusing on your goals and representing your interests during settlement talks, and presenting your case in court, if necessary.
Unfortunately, sometimes disagreements arise involving real property. When disputes involving real estate arise, it’s very important that you have an experienced Oakland real estate litigation attorney representing you from the very beginning.
Our firm has a strong background, expertise, and training in Real Estate Law. With a combined 40 years of litigation experience, our dedicated lawyers in Oakland have assisted indivduals in resolving real estate contract disputes.
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Learn more about our team of seasoned Oakland real estate attorneys and how we can help you! We treat each client with a unique, personalized approach that is designed to help without passing on the big firm costs.
Contract Disputes
Contracts play a major role in any real estate transaction. Whether you have recently purchased or sold property, or have a contract to build on land, enforcing your rights through contracts is critical. Sadly, real estate contract disputes often necessitate litigation to protect your rights. In such cases, a knowledgeable contract disputes attorney could be a beneficial ally.
Contract disputes can have a devastating effect on a business or a person’s finances. With the help of an Oakland contract dispute lawyer, parties may be able to find mutual ground and enter into a settlement. However, it could be necessary to file a lawsuit in a civil court demanding enforcement of your rights. In such situations, a seasoned legal professional can help to convince the court and jury to interpret a contract in a favorable way and to resolve the matter in your favor.
Land Use
Land use litigation involves disputes between private parties and other landowners or the government concerning the legal use of real estate. These generally involve alleged violations of local, state, or federal laws that determine how an owner may develop or use the land. If the two parties cannot reach an agreement as to how to settle the dispute, litigation may become necessary.
This is where a seasoned legal professional may be able to help. An Oakland land use litigation lawyer could evaluate the laws that control the issue at hand and compare them to the actions of all parties. They could then file all necessary court documents and present arguments before judges and juries that help support your position
Property And Neighbor Dispute
Owning property may mean dealing with uncomforatble neighbors disputes. The simple fact is that you have the right to quiet enjoyment of your living space as well as the right to expect reasonable protection of your property. People who violate these rights must immediately stop and compensate you for your losses.
Once retained, an Oakland property and neighbor dispute lawyer at Estavillo Law Group could help you protect those rights. Our knowledgeable team of attorneys could explain the laws that grant you protection, evaluate the actions of others, and demand reasonable resolutions during negotiations or court sessions.
Foreclosure
The Estavillo Law Group knows the laws even if the banks and courts don’t. Our knowledgeable Oakland foreclosure lawyers use these laws to keep the homeowner and their family in their homes. We have a winning record and we may be able to help you too.
If you are facing a property foreclosure or have questions regarding foreclosure please contact us for a free 15 minute phone consultation. It is never too late to try and save your home. The Estavillo Law Group has had great success at representing clients facing an imminent foreclosure even hours before the home was to be sold.
Deficiency Judgement
The foreclosure on your real estate may seem to be the end of your financial problems. However, if a subsequent sale of the property fails to bring funds sufficient to cover your debts, the lender may ask a court to create a deficiency judgement. This could leave you responsible for the remaining payments.
An Oakland deficiency judgement lawyer could help contest the creation or legality of these orders. They could argue that the law does not allow their creation due to the type of loan or that the kind of property itself is exempt from these collection efforts.
Property Tax
An alleged failure to pay taxes can have serious legal consequences. Not least among these is the ability of the government to attach your real estate to this debt. If this attachment still does not result in a proper payment, the government may move to foreclose on the property.
An Oakland property tax foreclosure lawyer is prepared to help. They could work to dispute the legality of the lien, evaluate payments that you have made on your taxes, and even negotiate a settlement with the tax authorities that could result in the end of the lien that led to the foreclosure case.
Committed to a Personalized Approach, Superior Service, and a Fair Price
When real estate litigation becomes necessary during a course ownership, our attorneys could help identify the reason for a dispute, gather evidence concerning the matter, and protect the rights of clients every step of the way.
Examples of Oakland Real Estate Disputes
With a majority of real estate property in the Bay Area carrying a value in excess of $1,000,000, it is no surprise that disputes are common. Perhaps the most direct example of a dispute is those that arise during the purchase or sale of land. When a party is attempting to sell land, they must offer a clean title to the purchaser. While it may appear that the property is free from encumbrance or there is no guarantee. If a party purchases land and later finds that there is a claim on the property, this is a common reason for real estate litigation.
Disputes that may arise during the sale of property can also include:
– Arguments over a closing date
– Disagreements as to which parties have the obligation to make repairs
– Arguments concerning the final sale price or timing of payments
Real estate litigation may also become necessary during the course of typical ownership. This may involve arguments over the fair use of land, concerns over maintenance and improvements, or even parties making a claim that they have rights under a prior deed. An Oakland real estate litigation attorney could help identify the reason for a dispute, gather evidence concerning the matter, and protect the rights of clients every step of the way.
The Litigation Process and Demanding a Fair Remedy
When many people think about the term “litigation,” they imagine arguing a case in court before a jury. While this outcome is certainly possible, in reality, litigation begins as soon as there is a disagreement between two parties. As a result, hiring a seasoned legal professional to handle a case as soon as possible could bring a resolution to a dispute at an earlier date.
An Oakland real estate litigation lawyer in could help bring a case to a close through negotiations and settlement talks. This could help bring a resolution without the high costs and time commitments that come from taking a case to trial. At the same time, they work with clients to understand their needs, where they are willing to be flexible, and where they must stand firm. Ideally, this can result in productive talks that are satisfactory to both parties.
In situations where taking a case to trial does become necessary, a dedicated attorney is ready to provide key guidance. If a client needs to initiate a lawsuit, they can identify the relevant causes of action and submit detailed complaints in accordance with local law. For example, most real estate disputes are disagreements over written contracts. California Civil Code § 337 says that people seeking relief must bring a case to court within four years of the date of the breach. An Oakland property litigation lawyer is ready to do what is necessary to protect the rights of clients.
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