Real Estate Litigation

Real estate disputes require the assistance of an attorney with the knowledge of substantive real estate law and the ability to obtain the relief that fits that dispute. Defrees & Fiske’s attorneys have represented owners, tenants, financial institutions, adjoining property owners and contract purchasers, among others. A clear understanding of a client’s objectives is as important to us as a thorough knowledge of the law. Our attorneys are experienced in providing quality analysis to aid in understanding the competing considerations which guide your decisions in resolving your real estate problem.

Some examples of matters which our attorneys have recently handled are:

• Representation of mortgage lenders in foreclosure suits;
• Representation of landlords to obtain possession and accrued rent from defaulting tenants;
• Defense of commercial tenants where disputes with the landlord raise issues supporting that tenant’s continued right to possession;
• Easement disputes involving commercial and residential parties;
• Suits to clear title to real estate;
• Challenge of municipal rezoning ordinance, ultimately invalidated by the Illinois Appellate Court;
• Representation of owners and tenants for properties taken in condemnation proceeding;
• Representation of property owners before local plan commissions, boards of trustees, and neighborhood associations;