Real Estate & Construction Law
Where Experience Pays | Real estate and construction ventures are often your largest investments. Let Arney Law and Mediation be your guide to maximizing profits, calculating your risks and minimizing your losses.
Construction law | involves the legal relationships between owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and the city, state or federal government. D. Todd Arney is the current and long-time owner of a construction company which makes him particularly well suited to understand and solve construction issues and disputes. As a licensed contractor himself, Mr. Arney has full technical knowledge of the construction process including the competing interests of the owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Using his knowledge, education and experience, Mr. Arney is able to assist parties in navigating the various and complex issues.
Construction Mediation | Mr. Arney’s unique skillset as a certified mediator, licensed builder and attorney with an MBA allow him to really understand the issues. Understanding the issues is the key to suggesting and facilitating win-win resolutions to what are often complicated and emotional issues.
Contract and Payment issues
- General transaction advice | let us help you determine your legal rights and obligations
- Past due payments and collections
- Mechanic’s liens and foreclosure actions
- Surety bond claims
Construction Litigation
- Construction defects
- Construction delays and timing issues
- Payment issues including pay when paid clauses
- Jobsite disputes
- Jobsite safety
Advice when hiring contractors
- How do you protect yourself? How do you find the right contractor?
- Custom Home and renovation advice
- On the jobsite problem solving
Our team of experts include:
- Engineers, architects, environmental consultants
- Building Codes Officials
- Property Appraisers
- Finance experts
- Anything construction related
Real Estate Law | involves interests in real property including negotiations, sales, purchases, mortgages, leases, landlord-tenant relations, foreclosures and various use restrictions.
General Transaction Advice for Buyers & Sellers
- For Sale by Owner transactions
- Contract preparation
- Negotiation of terms
- General advice
- Contracts and Leases | we prepare, review and negotiate favorable terms in both residential and commercial leases
- Use our team of experts for:
- Property Valuations
- Tax issues and appeals
- Anything real estate related
Disputes and lawsuits with Buyers, Sellers or Real Estate Agents
- Defective house cases | our experience allows us to effectively defend sellers against undisclosed defect claims. We are also skilled in making claims on behalf of buyers. Mr. Arney’s construction experience gives him a special and in depth knowledge of the issues.
- Sale Contract disputes
Homes Associations and restrictive covenants
- we represent both owners and developers in drafting, interpreting, litigating and enforcing recorded restrictions.
