Real Estate

Tampa Bay Real Estate Lawyers

The real estate attorneys of Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, P.A. have helped change the face of west central Florida. Whatever your real estate-related legal needs, please contact an attorney at our office in St. Petersburg, Florida, today.

Our founder, Attorney Anthony S. Battaglia, has been named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" for his accomplishments as a real estate lawyer. Mr. Battaglia and Attorney Howard Ross, have been instrumental in the growth and development of the Tampa Bay Area for the past 45 years.

Our real estate department represents and counsels property owners, developers, lenders and borrowers, including groups of owners such as condominium and homeowner’s associations, in all aspects of real estate, including:

• Construction, Housing and Land Development Laws
• Real Estate Litigation
• Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation
• Environmental Matters

Our comprehensive real estate services include:

• Negotiating and drafting all types of real estate-related contracts, including acquisition and sales contracts, leases, and management agreements
• Office parks, shopping centers and other commercial property transactions, including acquisitions, financing, and sales
• Real estate and commercial loans, including lender and borrower representation
• Work outs
• Land use, zoning, vacancies, special exceptions and conditional uses
• Commercial and residential real estate closings
• Homeowner and condominium association representation
• Title insurance
• Loan agreements and mortgages for financial institutions and individuals
• Subdivision regulations and restrictions

Real Estate Litigation

You can rely on our skilled real estate litigation attorneys to represent your interests in issues involving land use, zoning, variances, special exceptions and conditional uses, processing and defending mortgage foreclosures, quiet title actions, residential and commercial landlord/tenant actions, title and boundary disputes, adverse possession, easement disputes, eminent domain and property rights litigation, broker’s commissions, and contract enforcement.

Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation

Due to Florida’s rapid growth and the need for additional public facilities such as roads and other infrastructure, more and more private properties are being acquired by public agencies in order to make way for such construction. The range of services offered by the firm to land owners and public agencies include:

• Presuit negotiations
• Representation in slow take and quick take proceedings pursuant to chapters 73 and 74, Florida statutes
• Severance damage claims
• Business damage claims
• Claims for the recovery of moving and relocation costs
• Claims for temporary takings
• Inverse condemnation claims

Environmental Matters

Because of our emphasis on real estate, development, and construction law, our attorneys are skilled in environmental matters such as:

• Enforcement litigation before the circuit courts and state and federal environmental agencies
• Permitting and compliance with city, county, state, and federal regulatory agencies
• Presentations before city councils, county commissions, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, the State Department of Environmental Regulation, the State Department of Natural Resources, the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Pinellas County Water and Navigation Control Authority, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and other agencies
• Land use litigation involving wetlands and upland habitat
• Consumptive use permitting, surface water management, flood zone map amendments
• Disputes involving the ordinary high water line
• Underground storage tanks petroleum contamination

Whether you need an attorney for a simple home closing or a complex development issue, please contact the real estate lawyers of Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, P.A. You can rely on us for effective representation and personal service.

Contact Attorney:  Howard Ross; Patricia Dockery

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