Increasing regulation on the federal, state and local level can impact the rights and restrictions on the use of real estate - as well as the potential for risk. The Real Estate and Environmental Law practice group at Cline Williams is acutely aware of the issues and provides counsel and advice that ensures your best interests are served. Our broad range of experience and expertise in this area makes our lawyers uniquely able to serve our clients' needs in all types of real estate transactional matters, leasing, land use planning and development and environmental issues.  The services we provide include:

• Preparation, negotiation and review of purchase agreements, options, commercial leases, right-of-way agreements and easements
• Real estate financing and refinancing transactions, including construction and permanent loan documentation
•  Land development and land use matters, including zoning, use permits, subdivision and development agreements with local governments 
•  Affordable housing, including low-income housing tax credit project development and financing and syndication of affordable housing projects
• Buying and selling residential and commercial real estate
• Federal law and its state counterparts, including NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA, FIFRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, government hazardous substances, underground storage tanks and wetlands
• Federal and state permitting processes, including NPDES permits in administrative and judicial proceedings
• Environmental audits, compliance and voluntary cleanup of Brownfield sites