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The Real Estate Litigation team handles any dispute concerning the ownership, improvements, dimensions, use or value of real estate. Our experienced trial lawyers represent property owners, buyers, sellers, lenders, landlords, tenants and business entities in a wide variety of real estate disputes. These disputes include boundary and easement disputes, condemnation and eminent domain, construction and design defects, environmental disputes, foreclosures, green/sustainable development disputes, land use disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, liens, property tax appeals, special assessments, transactional disputes and telecommunications, as well as other disputed matters related to or involving real property.
We successfully represent land and home owners in eminent domain actions brought by local government, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, port authorities and utility companies, to name a few. In these cases, we help clients obtain independent appraisals, reimbursement of certain appraisal costs, compensation and relocation costs. For clients affected by property tax assessments and special assessments, we have the expertise to competently handle the appeals.
We also represent property owners and lessees in all aspects of commercial and residential lease disputes ranging from an eviction action to a complex commercial lease dispute involving liability for repairs or property damage. We work successfully with clients to resolve landlord-tenant disputes in arbitrations, housing courts and jury trials. In the area of liens and mortgages, we represent lenders and condominium/townhome associations in mortgage foreclosures and foreclosures of an association’s assessment lien. We also walk clients through the highly technical foreclosure process to ensure the best collection remedy for the situation.
Conditional Use Permit
Larkin Hoffman pursues conditional use permit for a new telecommunications tower on behalf of a national wireless phone company.
Mortgage Fraud and Flipping
Larkin Hoffman defends a national title insurance company in federal court in connection with a mortgage fraud and flipping scheme.
Commercial Leasing Dispute
Larkin Hoffman Real Estate Litigation team defends a super-regional shopping mall in connection with claims it misrepresented estimated real estate taxes in its commercial lease.
Municipality Condemnation Challenge
Larkin Hoffman represents a municipality facing challenges to public purpose and necessity claims.
Misrepresentation Involving 1031 Exchange
Larkin Hoffman represents a buyer who maintains the seller of two apartment buildings misrepresented the condition of the properties purchased in connection with a § 1031 exchange.
Common Interest Community Defective Design and Construction
Larkin Hoffman pursues claims on behalf of a townhome associate for defective construction under the Minnesota Common Interest Community Act against a large, national homebuilder.
Real Estate Taxation
Larkin Hoffman represents three of the largest shopping malls in the upper Midwest in their protest of real estate taxes.
Airport Redevelopment Agreement Enforcement
A fixed based operation on the Anoka County Blaine Airport turns to Larkin Hoffman for representation in seeking to enforce an agreement with the Metropolitan Airports Commission to redevelop a portion of the airport.
Residential Real Estate Fraud
A home owner seeking a fraud action against the seller of the home turns to Larkin Hoffman.
Intervention in Real Estate Possession
The owner of an airplane hangar contacts Larkin Hoffman when the hangar is taken by the creditor of the person who had sold the hangar.
Commercial Real Estate Abandonment
A shopping center seeking to pursue damages against a tenant and guarantors who abandoned the premises turns to Larkin Hoffman for representation.
Commercial Lease Termination
A wireless communications provider, which needed to take action to prevent a landlord from terminating a rooftop lease, contacts Larkin Hoffman for representation on the case.
Development Breach of Contract
A developer wishing to pursue a breach of contract action against a builder contacts Larkin Hoffman for representation.
Development Fraud Action
A developer in a fraud action case selects Larkin Hoffman to represent the company’s interests against a seller.
Fraud Action Against Development Partner
Larkin Hoffman represents developer in pursuing fraud action against a joint partner.
Natural Resources Common Law Negligence
Larkin Hoffman succeeds in establishing new law in the area of common law negligence.
Litigation Opposing Land Development Fees
Larkin Hoffman forces settlement from a city on claims of violations of state law and breach of contract arising out of development approvals to which the city sought to attach substantial lot development fees.
Accountability for Timely City Zoning Requests
Developers turn to Larkin Hoffman for representation when in need of timely approval of municipal zoning requests involving application of Minnesota's 60-Day Rule.
Appeal of Special Assessments for Public Improvements
Homeowners turn to Larkin Hoffman to represent them in special assessment appeals.
Response to Residential/Golf Course Development Fraud Lawsuit
The developer of a major residential/golf course relies on Larkin Hoffman to aggressively respond to a lawsuit from purchasers alleging fraud in the inducement with respect to their lot acquisitions.
Cellular Tower Litigation
A national wireless phone company turns to Larkin Hoffman's telecommunications team in pursuing a conditional use permit for a new wireless telecommunications tower.
Contract for Deed Cancellation Notice Leads to Successful Commercial Transaction
A client wanted to fight a Notice of Cancellation of a Contract for Deed for commercial property contacted Tamara O'Neill Moreland.
Property Owner Allowed to Cancel Purchase Agreement After Injunction Motion Struck Down
An owner of undeveloped land wanted to enforce Notice of Cancellation of a Purchase Agreement after the buyer’s legal counsel sought a temporary injunction to keep the original agreement in place.
Homeowners Awarded Damages 14 Years After Misrepresented Property Disclosures
In a residential property fraud case, Tamara O’Neill Moreland represented homeowners in arbitration to establish that the seller made a material misrepresentation on the Seller’s Disclosure Form.
Judgment in Excess of $800,000 Obtained in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
A member of a limited liability company sought Larkin Hoffman’s representation for a breach of fiduciary duty claim against another joint member of the company.
Car Wash Owner Wins Settlement Valued at More Than $300,000
Tamara O’Neill Moreland represented a car wash owner in an action against the manufacturer and distributor of car wash systems.
Liquor License Remains in Place Despite Competitor’s Action to Repeal Approval
After the city granted a liquor license to a new liquor store owner, a competing store owner filed an action to repeal the approval.
Real Estate Litigation Attorneys Partner with Volunteer Lawyers Network
When Volunteer Lawyers Network sought attorneys to staff a housing clinic for low-income clients, the Larkin Hoffman Real Estate Litigation team signed up to help.
