Real Estate Attorney in Boca Raton, Florida

What the firm handles

Residential and commercial, buyer side and seller side, from first draft through recording.

• Purchase and sale contract drafting, review and negotiation, including FAR/BAR and As-Is forms and commercial contracts.
• Residential and commercial closings as attorney closing agent, with settlement statements prepared and funds handled through the firm's trust account.
• Title searches, examination, curative work and issuance of owner's and lender's title insurance policies.
• Deed preparation — warranty, special warranty, quit claim, personal representative's and trustee's deeds — with documentary stamp tax handled correctly.
• Condominium and homeowners association issues: estoppel letters, approval requirements, assessments, special assessments and disclosure review.
• Landlord and tenant matters, lease drafting and review, statutory notices, non-renewals and eviction proceedings.
• Sales of property held by an estate or a trust, coordinated with the probate or trust administration.
• 1031 exchange coordination, entity purchases and investor acquisitions of rental property.

Why a Boca Raton closing benefits from an attorney closing agent

A title company can close a transaction, but it cannot advise you. If the survey shows an encroachment, if the association discloses a pending special assessment, if the seller turns out to be one of three heirs, a title agent can only report the problem. An attorney closing agent can tell you what it means, what your contract entitles you to do, and how to fix it.

The cost is comparable. Title insurance premiums in Florida are promulgated, so the policy costs what it costs regardless of who issues it — you are simply choosing whether legal judgment comes with the closing.

It also means one office if things go sideways. A contract dispute, a failed inspection resolution, a seller refusing to close or a title defect requiring a quiet title action does not need a new attorney brought up to speed.

Working with All County Property Management, The South Team

Mr. Harris works with All County Property Management, The South Team. Clients should know that when they hire this firm, they are hiring an attorney who works alongside a professional property management operation.

For investors and landlords in Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, that combination is practical rather than promotional: the same office can review the purchase contract, close the acquisition, prepare the lease, handle a statutory notice, and later deed the property into your trust as part of your estate plan.

It also means the operating realities of South Florida rentals — association restrictions on leasing, minimum lease terms, seasonal tenancies, screening and deposit handling — are familiar territory rather than research.