As Philadelphia MS real estate attorneys, we handle all types of legal matters regarding property. This can be transactional, like preparing real estate documents for transactions such as the purchase and sale of real property, including deeds, leases, easements.
We also deal with litigation helping homeowners, landlords, and property managers handle the most complex legal challenges that arise in real estate. Whether it's a property title dispute, breach of contract, or assessment notice, our real estate lawyers are here to help. Real estate attorneys who specialize in litigation will usually accept cases they anticipate settling, while most others are satisfied with transactional work. If you're considering a lawsuit, you need to make sure you find someone specializing in real estate litigation like Settlemire & Graham.
Title Certificates
We will issue a title certificate to show ownership and all liens and other encumbrances when requested by either a bank when borrowing funds for a purchase or to the purchaser in a cash purchase.
Title Insurance Policies
To protect yourself against any potential title issues, you should not complete your real estate transaction without first obtaining a title insurance policy. A title insurance policy issued by a title company protects the buyer in case of defects in the seller's ownership rights. A title defect is a threat to the current owner by the seller claiming rights to the property, worst-case scenario, it can result in a loss of ownership. The title insurance company will search property records for any existing mortgages on the property, tax records, and liens to confirm property title conflicts.
Protect Your Property in Philadelphia, MS
Title insurance companies sometimes make mistakes examining titles which leads to a title dispute or can arise between the time that they examined the title records and when the sale is closed. This can lead to contracts not having the necessary signatures or outstanding taxes, or mortgage debt not being settled. When a title examination reveals a problem, the seller might even have to file a suit against the buyer to resolve the issue.
The Settlemires & Graham real estate litigation attorneys are highly qualified with more than two decades of experience representing clients in legal matters on real estate law, including residential and commercial leases, adverse possession claims, title and boundary disputes, liens, partitions, and evictions. Our attorneys can deal with matters related to fraud, deception, or nuisance. In many cases, there is also a contract or statute that allows you to claim attorney fees and court costs on top of any awarded damages.