Real Estate Services, including development and zoning matters. Also, see Oil & Gas.
Bishop & Heintz attorneys are leaders in real estate and development issues in northern Michigan. Our attorneys provide legal counsel and advocacy in a wide variety of matters directly or indirectly related to real estate, including:
- Transactions between buyers and sellers of real estate and businesses
- Entity formation for ownership and operation real estate investments and related businesses
- Commercial and residential leases and licenses
- Historic Preservation and Conservation easements
- Water and riparian rights
- Real estate development
- Land use matters, including planned unit developments, special land use permits, variances, zoning boards of appeal, planning commissions, rezoning, appeals to circuit and state appellate courts regarding municipal review of development
- Eminent domain, regulatory takings, unconstitutional restrictions of private property rights
- Municipal law
- Condominiums, including the establishment of condominiums and Associations, representation of Developers and Associations, and co-owner disputes.
- Establishment, amendment and vacation of plats
- Street, road, and highway vacation
- Construction law
- Construction liens
- Municipal counsel
- Administrative and regulatory approval for land and water use permits from state and local agencies including MDEQ and townships
- Land divisions and redivisions
- Homestead and farmstead tax exemptions
- Entity and partnership formation and dissolution
- Vacation home and cottage planning
- Village, Township and County matters
- Resort and hotel matters
- Litigation concerning all real estate related matters, including quiet title actions
- Trespass
- Adverse possession
- Zoning
Fees for real estate matters are determined on a case-by-case basis. Some matters, such as site condominium and PUD projects may be either on a fixed fee quotation, or an hourly rate. Fees for real estate matters should be discussed in a first meeting with counsel concerning the matter at hand.
