Our Real Estate team, led by Jake Segal, assists our client property owners in all matters related to their residential and commercial real estate: from landlord-tenant matters to risk management and litigation. Under Mr. Segal’s leadership, the firm has a constantly growing list of landlords and building owners: both individual and corporate entities, some based locally, others with a national portfolio. Our services to those clients include the following areas:
Residential & Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law
We represent developers, management companies and corporate landlords in a wide variety of commercial and residential real estate transactions and disputes.
Owning a property with rental units can be a complex undertaking. It involves successful management and maintenance of a property, interacting with a wide range of tenants, and successfully doing all of this within an environment where laws can quickly change, often in favor of the leaseholders.
As a top landlord-tenant law firm in Philadelphia, we provide insight into current and developing legislation, support in navigating issues with every type of lessee, and the guidance that puts you in the strongest position to protect your investment. Our clients include landlords and corporations operating large/luxury apartments, condominium communities and building complexes in and around the city.
Litigation and Evictions
We are especially adept in successfully handling residential and commercial lease dispute eviction matters.
As former Philadelphia prosecutors with extensive litigation experience, we provide incredibly effective representation, and our cases are rarely continued. As a result, the eviction process moves very quickly and starts sooner – meaning you aren’t already owed tens of thousands of dollars before even beginning.
Risk Management and Compliance
We work with developers, management companies, corporate landlords and individual landlords with properties in and around the City of Philadelphia to ensure compliance with local, state and federal law.
We help consider and address situations as they emerge, providing guidance in resolving problems before they escalate.
More importantly, we proactively advise on day-to-day protocols that will stop those small issues from developing into larger ones with serious financial consequences and prevent you from getting into legal trouble down the road.
Fair Housing
We have a deep understanding of Fair Housing requirements on both the federal and state level. We assist landlords in implementing strategies to assure that these issues receive the attention they deserve before discriminatory acts are alleged to occur and minimize your exposure to liability. We work to prevent lawsuits when possible, and when not possible, we zealously and effectively defend our clients.
Having successfully handled numerous housing discrimination lawsuits on behalf of landlords filed by tenants, our Real Estate team provides procedures and recommendations to help limit your exposure.
Lease Drafting
A well-drafted lease can eliminate ambiguities that lead to costly and time-consuming disputes. Our attorneys have years of experience in drafting, interpreting and reviewing leases to protect our clients’ interests.
Internal Investigations
When allegations arise, our experienced team advises our clients in sensitive internal investigations, enabling them to take informed, strategic action to both mitigate and manage crises and limit legal exposure.
Contact Jake Segal today to learn how we can help you.