Real Estate Law
Real estate law is a concentration within the property law field. Real estate law typically concerns multiple disciplines within residential real estate and commercial real estate.
Typical clients of Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC undergo real estate transactions such as the sale or purchase of a home or a commercial property. Some choose to work with a Realtor or a real estate broker in addition to collaborating with Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC.
Other clients requested legal assistance with real estate matters who were interested in real estate development, real estate construction, property ownership claims, or even landlord-tenant matters.
Under the laws dictated by the State of Illinois, there are many nuances that do not apply to other states. In one such example, Illinois requires its landlords to return a tenant’s security deposit within 30 days after a lease has been terminated. However, the state does not place a limit on the financial amount that a landlord may charge for a security deposit.
With over 20 years of legal experience, Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC will help you to navigate these legal nuances, supplying the necessary legal guidance and representation to ensure a smooth resolution, regardless of whether you are in the midst of a real estate transaction or you are attempting to resolve a conflict.
Real Estate Law Practice Areas
Residential Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Contract Review
Short Sales
Tenant Rights
Landlord Disputes
Land Ownership
Construction Ownership
Residential Real Estate Development
Commercial Real Estate Development
Residential Real Estate Investing
Commercial Real Estate Investing
To learn more about Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC, read about the legal disciplines that our firm can help you with under Illinois real estate law.
Residential Real Estate Transactions
For many Illinois residents and Americans as a whole, buying a home is the largest purchase one will make in their lifetime. Conversely, selling that home may be the largest sale.
With residential real estate transactions, Robert Good Lohman III, Principal & Founding Attorney of Lohman Law Group, LLC, will offer legal guidance to ensure a smooth closing process. If you choose to work with a Realtor or a real estate broker, Robert Good Lohman III will be more than happy to collaborate with them, along with your lender and title insurance company.
As a home buyer, when you are ready to submit an offer on a property, please contact Robert Good Lohman III to ensure an optimal offer and negotiation strategy. With Robert Good Lohman III involved from the beginning, Lohman Law Group, LLC can do its part to ensure a seamless closing process.
As a home seller, Robert Good Lohman III can offer legal guidance pertaining to the sale of your property. This can include contract review, negotiations, and assistance in the preparation of closing documentation.
With Lohman Law Group, LLC based in Des Plaines, Illinois, Robert Good Lohman III has ties to communities in the City of Chicago as well as the Northwest Suburbs. This familiarity offers Robert Good Lohman III additional insight into the local real estate market throughout the Chicagoland area.
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Lohman Law Group, LLC provides numerous services pertaining to commercial real estate transactions. Due to the laws mandated by the State of Illinois, commercial real estate law may be complicated, however, Robert Good Lohman is an experience real estate attorney, having practiced law for over 20 years. Though many of our clients are not initially familiar with commercial real estate law, Robert Good Lohman III can guide you from the beginning to the end of each commercial real estate transaction.
Within commercial real estate law, there are multiple areas of focus that Lohman Law Group, LLC is more than happy to assist you with. These may include:
Purchase & Sale Agreements
Commercial Real Estate Transaction Counseling
Commercial Property Title Review
Commercial Real Estate Contract Negotiation
Commercial Real Estate Contract Review
Leasing Commercial Real Estate
With an office based in Des Plaines, Illinois, Lohman Law Group, LLC can help you with Chicago commercial real estate, along with commercial real estate transactions pertaining to the Northwest Suburbs.
For further guidance on commercial real estate transactions, please contact Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC below.
Contract Review
Businesses and individuals often find themselves preparing or signing a great number of legally binding contracts. Real estate is no different as the purchase and sale of a property require many contracts that are enforceable under Illinois law.
While your Realtor or real estate broker may be involved in the contract terms, they are not able to offer legal guidance. This is where a real estate lawyer, such as Robert Good Lohman III, will be useful.
Lohman Law Group, LLC offers services pertaining to the review and analysis of contracts under real estate law. In doing so, Robert Good Lohman III may identify legal ramifications to a contract’s terms and conditions.
Lohman Law Group, LLC may also draft and review contracts related to business under real estate law. An example of this would be the sale of a piece of commercial real estate property. With Robert Good Lohman’s experience in contract review, you will have a clearly written contract as opposed to attempting to draft an improper agreement.
With an office based in Des Plaines, Illinois, Lohman Law Group, LLC can help you with contract review for Chicago real estate, along with contract review relating to real estate transactions in the Northwest Suburbs.
For further guidance on contract review pertaining to real estate law, please contact Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC below.
Short Sales
Robert Good Lohman III is a real estate attorney based in Des Plaines, Illinois, who assists clientele with matters pertaining to mortgage foreclosure and short sales. For over 20 years, Lohman Law Group, LLC has been helping homeowners to sell their homes and avoid foreclosure. Lohman Law Group, LLC has thorough experience in real estate law and our firm will help you find out if short sales are viable for you or not.
In real estate, short sales are transactions that allow the selling of your home at a price that is less than that of your current mortgage. But, it is a fairly long process. At Lohman Law Group, LLC, Robert Good Lohman III makes a comprehensive assessment of your credit history, the present value of your home, and any financial hardship you may be facing. Then the real estate law professional at Lohman Law Group, LLC will help you proceed efficiently through the short sale process so that you can avoid foreclosure as much as possible.
For more information, check out our blog on “Distressed Sellers, Short Sales, and the Coronavirus Pandemic”.
Tenant Rights
Robert Good Lohman III is a top tenant rights attorney for the City of Chicago and surrounding Northwest Suburbs. Lohman Law Group, LLC helps clients who have gone through intractable repair issues, wrongful evictions, tenancy discrimination, and other issues relating to their tenancy.
In many instances, landlords do not realize their violations, especially within Chicago city limits. However, these are violations, nonetheless.
With Lohman Law Group, LLC, you can be assured of quality legal guidance as Robert Good Lohman III understands how tenant rights can leave a considerable impact on your daily life.
Landlord Disputes
Similarly, Lohman Law Group, LLC can offer legal guidance to landlords facing troublesome tenant problems. Robert Good Lohman III has experience representing landlords through residential leases, commercial leases, shopping center leases, and apartment leases.
As a landlord, you have just as much right to receive fair treatment under the law as tenants do. Lohman Law Group, LLC and Robert Good Lohman III can file and defend lawsuits on matters related to landlord disputes, such as responsibilities, obligations, remedies and rights, breaches, compliance, and evictions under federal and state statutes.
Land Ownership
Land ownership requires knowledge of both real estate law and political acumen. Robert Good Lohman III has assisted many individuals and corporate entities throughout the state of Illinois with matters pertaining to title clearance and land ownership. At Lohman Law Group, LLC, Rob Lohman combines real estate law with strategic insights bearing upon the state and federal governments.
You can bank on Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC for obtaining permits, entitlements, approvals, and necessary guidance for successful completion of your land ownership projects.
Robert Good Lohman III can help you navigate through the web of complex zoning restrictions and land ownership regulations. Lohman Law Group, LLC have experience successfully dealing with matters related to local opposition, environmental concerns, and sustainability to ensure the timely completion of your project.
Construction Ownership
Lohman Law Group, LLC provides a full range of real estate law solutions to clients in matters concerning construction ownership.
Many times, disputes can arise between organizations, individuals, and contractors over who owns a particular project. On the residential side, Robert Good Lohman III has assisted homeowners with neighborly disputes over where one property line ends and the other begins. Through this type of problem, a plot of survey is often required, but even that may not be enough to settle the conflict.
As an experienced real estate lawyer, Robert Good Lohman III can handle construction ownership matters such as claims, unforeseen or changed conditions, loss of productivity, delays, payment disputes, allegations of defective construction or design, and insurance coverage.
At Lohman Law Group, LLC, Robert Good Lohman III also engages methods of alternative dispute resolutions related to construction ownership such as mediation, arbitration, and mini-trials. Lohman Law Group, LLC and Robert Good Lohman III can offer strategies to resolve disputes amicably and promptly, as per provisions of real estate law under the Illinois code.
Residential Real Estate Development
Robert Good Lohman III is a renowned residential real estate development attorney based in Des Plaines, Illinois. At Lohman Law Group, LLC, Robert Lohman provides quality legal representation and counsel (as per state and federal real estate law) to clients involved in residential real estate development projects.
In many cases, Rob Lohman is helping real estate investors to secure land or to ensure that their structure follows Illinois building code.
Robert Good Lohman III helps clients to develop apartment complexes, condominiums, high-rise residential units, townhouse communities, and other residential real estate entities.
With over 20 years of legal experience, Robert Good Lohman III can provide advice to investors, builders, property owners and commercial tenants on transactions related to residential real estate development.
Commercial Real Estate Development
With Robert Good Lohman III’s experience in real estate law, he also helps clients focusing on developing commercial properties.
Lohman Law Group, LLC and Robert Good Lohman III help clients to develop shopping complexes, office buildings, high-rise commercial units, industrial units, and other commercial real estate development projects.
As a real estate law firm practicing commercial real estate development, Lohman Law Group, LLC can provide advice to investors, builders, property owners, and commercial tenants on transactions. Regardless of where you are at in the commercial real estate development process, Robert Good Lohman III can offer comprehensive legal service at every stage of your project, including planning, acquisition, construction, managing, and financing.
Residential Real Estate Investing
When it comes to residential real estate investing, a “one size fits all” solution rarely works as every residential real estate investor has different financial, legal, and personal circumstances.
With a focus in real estate law, our Des Plaines, Illinois law firm provides clients with a comprehensive range of real estate law services needed to identify investing opportunities while managing and mitigating risk. Our focus is to ultimately help you to become successful in the volatile Illinois residential real estate investing market.
Our counselor at Lohman Law Group, LLC, Robert Good Lohman III, provides innovative solutions to a host of transactions related to domestic and international residential real estate investing. Robert Good Lohman III has over 20 years of experience in matters related to state and federal real estate law and has served clients in a wide range of high-profile and complex investing scenarios.
Commercial Real Estate Investing
Robert Good Lohman III is a renowned commercial real estate investing attorney based in Des Plaines, Illinois. Robert Lohman helps his clients to conduct their due diligence, ensuring they are on the right side of the state and federal real estate laws as commercial real estate investors.
Robert Good Lohman III collaborates with his clients on covering all aspects of commercial real estate investing. Through our office in Des Plaines, Illinois, Lohman Law Group, LLC can guide commercial real estate investors on appropriate acquisitions as well the legalities related to them.
To ensure your legal needs are met when you do commercial real estate investing, contact Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC.
Contact Lohman Law Group, LLC
With real estate legal matters, the first step is always reaching out for help. Robert Good Lohman III and Lohman Law Group, LLC are proud to offer legal assistance to residents of Illinois.