Mark F Grant
REAL ESTATE
Florida's rapid growth, increased industry regulation and the depth of our knowledge have made the Real Estate Practice Group one of the largest practices in the firm. We have over 30 real estate attorneys and legal assistants who regularly handle matters for local, national and international real estate developers, as well as financial institutions, redevelopment authorities and numerous municipalities. We represent clients in the acquisition, development, leasing, construction, financing and sale of office, resort, retail, industrial and residential real estate.
Following our philosophy of providing comprehensive legal representation, we work closely with attorneys in our Corporate, Tax, Securities, Banking, Bankruptcy, Administrative/Governmental, Litigation and Environmental and Land Use practice areas.
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT
We counsel clients in all types of real estate transactions including sales, acquisitions, sale-leasebacks and ground leases, as well as structuring entities for the purpose of acquiring property. A major focus of our practice is structuring and implementing complex public and private developments.
Our attorneys negotiate acquisitions and sale contracts, construction agreements, tenant leases and financing documents. We place major emphasis on closing each transaction for the client in an expeditious and cost-efficient manner.
When issues arise concerning zoning, land use, environmental and hazardous waste matters, we work closely with the attorneys in our Environmental and Land Use practice who concentrate in this area of law.
The LEED Green Building certification has become the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Several of our attorneys and consultants have either earned LEED A.P. accreditation or counseled clients in LEED projects, which uniquely qualifies them to advise clients in the construction industry as well as in commercial real estate development and leasing as to the LEED certification process and requirements.
Our LEED AP building industry professionals are involved in the planning, design and development of sustainable buildings, and counsel clients in green building and the LEED Green Building Rating System. They can help clients assess the new mandatory and incentive-based regulatory requirements, and navigate and facilitate the LEED Certification process for their projects. Among the clients we routinely advise are developers, lenders, builders, suppliers, retailers, engineers and architects.
REAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
We work closely with the attorneys in our Litigation group when matters arise concerning real estate-related litigation. Some matters we jointly handle include mortgage foreclosure actions, suits against contractors, suits for defaults on the purchase and sale of real property, condemnation actions, inverse condemnation actions, suits to quiet title and lender liability claims. In other cases, transactional lawyers will counsel developers and institutional clients on workouts and debt restructuring that can be resolved without litigation.
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
We work with numerous financial institutions on various stages of the loan process, from discussions with the client and borrower concerning the transaction, to drafting the commitment letter, research of collateral requirements, preparation of loan documentation and the loan closing.
TITLE EXAMINATION
Our attorneys cooperate with title insurance companies in examination and resolution of all types of matters that affect title to real property. We work with many state and national title insurance underwriters to identify and resolve issues as they arise.
ENVIRONMENTAL, LAND USE AND ZONING
Although the Firm has a practice group devoted to environmental, land use and zoning law, all real estate attorneys have a thorough understanding of the applicability of each area to real estate transactions. This knowledge enables us to identify potential pitfalls at the inception of a transaction, thereby saving time, expense and avoiding possible liability.
TROUBLED REAL ESTATE
Our Real Estate attorneys represent lenders, borrowers and investors in situations involving loan defaults and threatened defaults, including foreclosures, forbearances, modifications and workouts of troubled credits. Our attorneys also represent lenders and buyers in fractured condominiums, failed condominium conversions, or terminations of such condominiums.
MOBILE HOME PARKS
Our attorneys represent owners and resident-owned communities in all aspects of real estate ownership, development, leasing, lending, and litigation, including conversion to resident ownership and cooperatives.
Real Estate Certified Attorney - Florida Bar
Mark F Grant
Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell PA
200 E Broward Blvd #1500
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
Tel: 954 527-2404
Fax: 954 333-4004
E-mail: mark.grant@ruden.com
Areas of Practice
* BANKING & FINANCE
* Real Estate Finance
* COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW
* CONSTRUCTION
* Counseling and Contracts
* FINANCIAL RECOVERY-WORKOUTS
* REAL ESTATE
* Commercial Real Estate Transactions
* Condominium and Homeowner Association Documentation
* Real Estate Finance
* Real Estate Workouts
Industries
* Banking, Finance and Mortgage Banking
* Construction
* Real Estate
Mr. Grant is a Board Certified real estate lawyer who concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate acquisition and development, condominium and homeowner association documentation, commercial leasing, workouts and commercial lending. He has represented hundreds of clients in the acquisition, financing and development of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Mr. Grant has a statewide reputation as a specialist in the area of large residential and mixed use developments. In addition to representing developers and other purchasers and sellers of real estate, Mr. Grant serves as counsel to country clubs, condominium and homeowner associations.
Mr. Grant served as Co-Chairman of the Condominium and Planned Development Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is a frequent lecturer for The Florida Bar and the University of Miami Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, and serves as a faculty member of that Institute. He has also lectured on the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 for the American Bar Association at its annual convention and for Multi-Housing World at its annual convention.
Mr. Grant is the author of a chapter in The Florida Bar's treatise, Condominium and Homeowners' Association Law and Practice and wrote two articles published in The Nova Law Review, one entitled: 'Ocean Trail Unit Owners Association, Inc. v. Mead: Democracy or Tyranny - The Supreme Court of Florida Properly Finds in Favor of Condominium Board' and the other entitled: "RIS Investment Group, Inc. v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes: Condominium Associations Cheated: The Fourth District Denies Assessments Imposed upon Developer-Owned Unconstructed Condominium Units."
Mr. Grant is past Chairperson to the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association. He has also served as Chairman of the Business and Professional Division of the United Jewish Community of Broward County and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Grant is a past President of The Wharton School Club of South Florida; past Chairman of the Motion Picture and Television Task Force of the Broward Economic Development Council, Inc.; and past Chairman of the Advisory Board and past President of the Broward County Film Society. In April 2008, Mr. Grant was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
He has been recommended by The Legal 500 US 2009 for Florida Real Estate and Construction related work in the areas of development, leasing and finance and has been consistently recognized as a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide from 2002-2009; in Florida Super Lawyers 2006-2009; Best Lawyers in America 2005-2010; and Florida Trend Legal Elite 2006-2008. In 2005 and 2006, he was named to the South Florida Business Journal's Best of the Bar. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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