When Experience Matters

Real Estate Law

 

Our Real Estate Services

At Sweat Law Offices, we assist home buyers, sellers and real estate investors with residential and commercial real estate sales and purchases. We also support lending institutions such as banks, mortgage brokers and private financing companies as well as real estate brokers, agents and companies.Whether you are buying or selling, we focus on protecting your interests and protecting you from unnecessary risk and liability.

We provide effective counsel and advocacy regarding such real estate matters as:

  • Real estate development — Zoning, purchases/sales, procurement of financing, financial advice and leasing.
  • Real estate closings — Sales and purchase of residential homes, vacation homes, investment property, condominiums, town homes and vacant land.
  • Title insurance/underwriting — Title insurance and underwriting final policies.
  • Leases — Negotiation and drafting of commercial or residential leases.
  • Landlord-tenant issues — Lease negotiation, drafting and representation in evictions for landlords and commercial tenants.

 

We Help Real Estate Investors and Landlords
We routinely help our business clients, including real estate investors and Landlords, in a variety of real estate matters including:

  • Agreements of sale;
  • Commercial and residential leases,
  • breach of contracts,
  • security deposits,
  • evictions,
  • monetary disputes,
  • collection of rents owed, and
  • reducing their overall property taxes.

When you are looking for additional information concerning this area of practice, contact us please.

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Residential Development Projects

Kingswood Farm Manor – Founding partner and general counsel to Munce Road Development Company, a Pennsylvania general partnership that developed Kingswood Farm Manor in South Strabane Township. The development consists of 21 residential lots with lot prices ranging from $40,000.00 to $65,000.00 and lot packages from $169,000.00 to $500,000.00. Handled all aspects of contract negotiations to purchase property; financing, zoning approval before the South Strabane Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors; rezoning of a portion of the property; hearing before the Zoning Hearing Board; coordinate engineering, erosion, sedimentation control, storm water management studies, as well as the construction of 100-year rain on-site detention pond. Also drafted Declaration of Covenants and Conditions and marketed the lots.Homes built range from $225,000.00 to $1.5 million.

Trinity Hills – Canton Township – Assisted the Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church in developing 20 lots for subdivision and sale to the public. Represented the Church in constructing the sewer and water lines to these lots and handled all sales. The development of this property enabled the church to build their new facility and be debt free.

Ginger Hill Estates – Independence Township – Represented Dave Wasik and Wasik Homes in the development of this 20 lot subdivision in Independence Township. Negotiated the purchase of these lots from the Washington County Redevelopment Authority and participated in zoning approval, township approval and engineering of the lots.

Kingswood Estates – South Strabane Township – Developer of a six lot subdivision with estate-size lots (1.25 acres to 2.5 acres). Worked with PAWC, West Penn Power, Columbia Gas and Washington-East Washington Joint Authority for installation of utilities. Lot packages range in price from $500,000.00 to $1.6 Million”.

These Are the Benefits of Having Sweat Law Work For You

Quality

Our team has acquired well over 100 years of combined work experience representing clients in all of their legal needs. Our experience has enabled us to create results in line with their goals and objectives. There is no replacement for experience.

RECOGNITION

Our law team is consistently recognized in the legal community as leaders in ideas and pacesetters, and is considered as one of the top law firms in Southwestern PA.

EFFICIENCY

Efficiency and results are more important than the hourly rate. More than a 100 years worth of total experience has allowed us to deliver results with an effort in improving our client’s bottom line.

ACCESSIBILITY

Our clients are always close in being face to face with our legal team, as we are proud in on offering full access to our attorneys and staff. We have created a outstanding presence in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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