Sound Advice About Land Use and Zoning in Metro Atlanta
Anyone, from homeowners to multinational corporations, can encounter difficulties concerning zoning, variances, permitting, land use permits, environmental regulations or other problems dealing with land use and property rights. If you or your business can benefit from legal advice to resolve any problems involving your land or real property, contact a knowledgeable attorney at Sams, Larkin & Huff in Marietta, Georgia.
Call 866-401-4401 for help with land use, zoning and local government law in metro Atlanta
Land use and zoning, and other issues involving entitlement and the use of real estate, and the application of local regulations to you and your property, represent important strengths of our law firm’s practice. All of our attorneys have significant experience in this area, including several of our attorneys who have advised counties and local municipal governments and agencies. In addition to representing governments and private property owners, our attorneys have been recognized by their peers for the depth of their knowledge regarding land use and have been requested to lead seminars on zoning issues, eminent domain and municipal law matters for professional audiences.
Our understanding of the land use and zoning entitlement process can help you avoid errors in applications and permits. It can also assist you in finding practical routes toward achieving your goals if opposition from government agencies or the public sector materializes with a view toward allowing you to make the best and most profitable use of your property.
We help clients across a full range of issues involving real estate use and development, from the early issues concerning land use, rezoning and permitting, and after entitlement is secured, with administrative hearings, appeals and civil litigation. Examples of the kinds of situations we handle are represented by the following:
- Applications for building permits or entitlement for development
- Rezoning and variance applications
- Special land use or conditional use permits
- Conservation easements
- Notice of violation or non-conforming use
- Protection of grandfathered rights to use property
- Applications for environmental permits and appeals of adverse action
- Environmental disputes
- Problems involving Clean Water Act violations or other environmental violations
Since 2007, when the real estate and lending markets went into decline, banks and mortgage lenders have looked to Sams, Larkin & Huff for advice about meeting their regulatory developmental responsibilities with respect to property acquired through foreclosure. Any foreclosing party’s portfolio or “Other Real Estate Owned” can contain hidden violations and liability risks which arose prior to default.
If you are managing property which you would rather not have to deal with, we can review your holdings and advise you about minimizing your risk. For more information about our land use, entitlement and regulatory practice in metro Atlanta, contact Sams, Larkin & Huff in Marietta and the greater metropolitan Atlanta area.
