Landlord/Tenant Law and Litigation (Generally)
In its Alabama landlord/tenant practice, The Greer Law Firm, P.C. ("the Firm") represents both individuals and businesses and handles disputes arising under all forms of leases, including commercial and shopping center leases, single family residence leases, apartment leases and student housing leases. The Firm provides general advice, and, where necessary to achieve a client's objectives, files and defends lawsuits relating to the following issues:
- Obligations, responsibilities, rights and remedies under all forms of leases;
- Obligations, responsibilities, rights and remedies under state and federal statutes, including the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act and the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act;
- Performance, compliance, breaches, defaults and other disputes involving specific lease provisions;
- Interpretation of ambiguous lease provisions, including the filing of declaratory judgment actions;
- Eviction and unlawful detainer actions; and
- Collection of unpaid rent and accelerated rent.
In addition to the foregoing, the Firm prepares leases and other related documents, and recommends common-sense modifications to existing leases which are tailored to the client's requirements and designed to maximize the client's interests. The Firm also prepares and enforces commercial real estate brokers' liens against commercial real estate when the brokers have not received the agreed upon compensation.
Landlord/Tenant Law and Litigation (Residential Leases)
The Firm provides advice under the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act (the "Act"), and, where necessary to achieve a client's objectives, files and defends lawsuits relating to unpaid rent, breach and default, lease termination, eviction (unlawful detainer), security deposits, abandonment, maintenance and habitability, diminution in services, tenant damage, fire and casualty damage, and access to the premises. Rental premises are a source of critical revenue for the landlord and a home for the tenants. As a result, issues arising under residential leases are often contentious and tend to ignite quickly, making it more difficult and expensive to resolve a dispute. It is, therefore, highly recommended that a lawyer be consulted before a simmering legal issue becomes a serious problem. Doing so generally saves a lot of time and money and leads to a better and more cost-effective solution.
Landlord/Tenant Law and Litigation (Commercial Leases)
Depending on the type issue involved, commercial lease disputes may delay or terminate rent payments to the landlord or interfere with sales or services by the tenant. As a result, revenues for both the landlord and tenant may be diminished or suspended completely during the pendency of a commercial lease dispute. Since time is frequently a critical factor in commercial landlord/tenant disputes, the Firm works hard to resolve them in a prompt and timely manner without having to resort to litigation. This is particularly true when there is an ongoing commercial landlord/tenant relationship under a long term commercial lease that neither party wants to terminate. Therefore, subject to the client's instructions, the Firm's initial objective in resolving commercial lease disputes is to preserve the commercial landlord/tenant relationship with minimal revenue losses.
If the commercial lease dispute cannot be promptly resolved, or when it is apparent from the beginning of the Firm's involvement that the dispute will not be resolved without filing a lawsuit, then, subject to the client's instructions, the Firm will recommend a lawsuit and aggressively pursue a litigation strategy designed to achieve the client's objectives in as cost-effective a manner as possible. The Firm believes that litigation should generally be the last resort; but, depending on the nature of the commercial landlord/tenant dispute and the length of time it has existed, it is often the only remaining option.
Real Estate Law and Litigation
In its Alabama real estate law and litigation practice, the Firm concentrates on resolving and/or litigating legal disputes relating to the use, ownership or sale of real estate, including, but not limited to, the following issues:
- Boundary line and fence encroachment;
- Adverse possession;
- Trespass and nuisance;
- Breach of contract or misrepresentation arising from real estate transactions;
- Gaining access to landlocked property pursuant to a private right-of-way;
- Miscellaneous disputes involving purchasers, sellers, brokers and real estate agents; and
- Miscellaneous disputes involving landowners, homeowners, builders, contractors, subcontractors and developers.
If you need an experienced and effective Alabama landlord-tenant lawyer or Alabama real estate litigation lawyer who will identify and diligently protect your best interests, aggressively advocate your position, provide cost-effective legal services and consistently maintain a policy of responsiveness and accessibility, then please contact me today so the Firm can get to work on solving your problem.
The Firm's client base includes individuals and businesses that are geographically diverse. A considerable percentage are located in the Birmingham and Bessemer Divisions of Jefferson County, Alabama, and Shelby County, Alabama; but a virtually equal percentage reside or conduct business in counties throughout Alabama or have principal offices located throughout the United States, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. A significant portion of the Firm's practice is derived from referrals by out-of-state lawyers, including serving as Alabama counsel for out-of-state litigants and handling miscellaneous Alabama matters for in-house counsel.
The Greer Law Firm, P.C.
2101 4th Avenue South, Suite 200
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Direct Dial: 205.823.7803
Direct Fax: 205.823.1614
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