Business and Commercial Litigation

Land Use and Real Estate Litigation

Land use and real estate disputes can delay projects, increase costs, and threaten valuable investments. A purchase agreement falls through at the last moment. An office tenant defaults on a long-term lease. A property owner faces condemnation proceedings. A permit request for a new mixed-use development is improperly denied.

There is no shortage of real estate and land use issues that can lead to litigation.

Morningstar’s land use and real estate litigation attorneys work with developers, investors, property owners, commercial landlords and others to resolve complex land use and real estate disputes through litigation.

What We Do

We have broad and deep experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in real estate disputes involving:

  • Zoning and land use issues
  • Disputes with local and state governments over regulatory issues
  • Quasi-judicial land use approvals
  • Condemnation and eminent domain cases
  • Purchase and sale agreements
  • Joint venture and partnership disputes
  • Commercial lease disputes
  • Financing issues
  • Construction issues
  • Title insurance disputes
  • Boundary disputes
  • Disputes involving restrictive covenants and homeowner’s associations