The attorneys of Lavender, Baker & Slider, LLC have experience in the following areas of real estate law: residential and commercial, foreclosures, construction, landlord/tenant.
As commercial investment in real estate becomes more diverse and complicated, it is critical to have attorneys with experience beyond standard real estate transactions.
Our attorneys have had the opportunity to represent clients involved in commercial developments in multiple states, giving our attorneys a broader view of the possibilities for working through difficult issues and getting the deal done.
Helping to make the transaction process smooth and informative is critical to our success, and to your or your client’s peace of mind.
When visiting our office, you should experience friendliness and comfort in your surroundings. We hope that the physical experience of closing at our office puts you at ease and allows you to pay attention to matters that are important to your transaction.
Our attorneys are experienced not only in closing loans, but also in practicing real estate law. Practicing real estate law should not be a hindrance to your transaction, but should give you peace of mind. You can rest assured that your title is cleared and not just a “cost of doing business.”
The attorneys of Lavender, Baker & Slider, LLC have experience on many levels of commercial transactions including the following:
We have experience with medical facilities, retail stores, condominiums, condotels, neighborhoods, timber land, apartment complexes and organizational headquarters. Our attorneys have had the opportunity to represent clients involved in commercial developments in multiple states giving our attorneys a broader view of the possibilities for working through difficult issues in getting the deal done.
At Lavender, Baker & Slider, LLC, we understand that the purchase or sell of a house is one of the most exciting experiences one can have. We also understand that it can also be one of the most stressful. Helping to make the transaction process smooth and informative is critical to our success and your or your client’s peace of mind.
We strive to keep all parties informed throughout the process. The parties involved should be able to take advantage of the closing attorney’s experience and knowledge. The attorney and their staff should be friendly and responsive to questions and concerns. We attempt to make as many closing times and dates available as possible.
When visiting our office you should experience friendliness and comfort from your surroundings. We hope that the physical experience of closing at our office puts you ease and allows you pay attention to matters that are important to your transaction.
Behind all of this customer service, however, there must be experience and integrity. Our attorneys are experienced not only in closing loans but practicing real estate law. Practicing real estate law should not be a hindrance to your transaction, but should give you the peace of mind. You can rest assured your title is cleared and not just a “cost of doing business”. Our attorneys have been at the forefront of fighting mortgage fraud. This keeps real estate transactions affordable for all persons.
The state of Georgia has one of the more stream-lined processes for foreclosing on property, but the process must be followed to have a valid sale. Lavender Baker is here to help lenders, whether they be private lenders, banks or mortgage companies. Our experience allows us to advise our clients on the best course to secure their lien.
A homeowner has the right to work that is performed on time and in a skilled and workmanlike manner. The recent movement toward licensing contractors doing major projects or builds will likely improve results for the general public; however, there are steps that should be taken prior to entering an agreement for work to be performed on a restoration, renovation, addition or build that will protect the homeowner against work that is not performed as promised. An invoice from the contractor may not be sufficient to allow for a written agreement as to specific terms of a project, or it will not memorialize the expectations of the homeowner. Sound legal advice on the front end can assist to ensure that the experience of building a home or having work done on your home is a pleasurable one.
A Contractor is held to a certain standard of performance in all situations, and there are steps that should be taken to both ensure that those standards are reasonable, and that all that is needed to complete a job is provided. When multiple contractors are involved, there may be instances of finger-pointing that associate responsibility of a project gone wrong to the wrong contractor. Further, proper advice regarding corporate structuring, licensing, insurance and bonding considerations can assist contractors in dealing with all situations that may arise.
Laws relating to residential and commercial tenancies in Georgia are dynamic. Residential landlords have liability exposure for making improper legal conclusions of abandonment of property, failure to make repairs, unlawful withholding of security deposits and wrongful evictions. An updated lease and a paper trail in dealing with a problem tenant will save time and money, since most issues can be resolved in the context of a dispossessory trial in Magistrate or State Court. In the commercial context, the parties are presumed to be advised by counsel and are held to a higher standard of sophistication, even when harsher terms apply. It is critical that a commercial property owner is advised regarding all remedies and scenarios that apply if a tenant fails to keep their end of the bargain. Provisions such as acceleration and liquidated damages assist a commercial landlord with leverage to confirm that a tenant keeps their obligations.
Tenants are responsible for the obligations in a lease. Tenants often fail to read and understand the lease and may find themselves in a position of uncertainty regarding their obligations, financial and otherwise, pertaining to their rental property. As a result, the Georgia legislature has provided tenants with certain remedies, such as treble or "three times" the damages for a landlord's failure to comply with Georgia law.
