Real Estate Litigation involves a dispute between two or more parties over real estate. For Investors or Homeowners your property is a significant asset that must be protected with great care and experience. When your property is the subject of a lawsuit choosing an attorney to not only represent you in the action, but understand your needs and objectives is imperative. At the Law Office of Henry Graham we have extensive experience litigating real estate disputes. On a daily basis the firm is actively litigating a wide variety of real estate matters.  

 

 

TYPES OF REAL ESTATE LITIGATION

 

Real Estate Partitions – A partition is an action where multiple parties own a certain piece of real property. During the course of ownership, one owner wants to sell the property, but the other party refuses to sell. The party wishing to sell commences an action against the co-owner to partition the property. In reality what occurs if granted, pursuant to New York Real Property And Procedure Law Article 9, the Court appoints a referee to sell the property at public auction. 

 

Foreclosure Defense – If you have defaulted on your mortgage payments and the Bank has commenced an action to foreclose your mortgage, immediate action should be taken and an answer filed in the proceeding. Retaining an experienced foreclosure attorney is a critical step to prevent your home from being sold. 

 

Commercial Foreclosure Actions – If you have loaned someone money and they have defaulted on their payments, one way to recover your money is to commence a foreclosure action. Henry Graham has represented commercial borrowers in foreclosure proceedings as well as representing private lenders seeking to recover their loan by commencing a foreclosure. Without the proper knowledge navigating the proper legal steps from default to auction is a challenging task. Over the last ten years Henry has been involved in hundreds of foreclosures, and knows every aspect of the foreclosure process so the firm’s clients are properly represented. 

 

Breach of Contract/Specific Performance – An action for specific performance is necessary when a Seller and Buyer have signed a contract to sell real property and the seller refuses to close or attempts to cancel the contract. The buyer who can claim they were ready, willing and able to close must file an action in Supreme Court and ask the Judge to sign an Order directing the Seller to transfer the Property to the Buyer. 

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These are just a few of the types of real estate litigation matters the Firm handles. If you feel like you have an issue with circumstances like the above or any grievance that involves real property, contact the firm to schedule a consultation with Henry Graham. He will review your case and provide you with a plan of action how your dispute can be addressed. 

 

Landlord and Tenant – Law Office of Henry Graham represents Landlords and Tenants in a variety of matters in Housing Court and Supreme Court.