Real Estate Law

With the population increase across Texas, residential and commercial development has grown. The growth has spawned not only real estate transactions, but also rising numbers of real estate lawsuits.

The law firm of Bailey & Galyen, based in Dallas, represents owners, investors, landlords, developers, brokers and agents in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen and across Texas. Our business and corporate real estate lawyers offer the benefit of extensive experience in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions and litigation matters.

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

The legal advice and guidance, negotiations and transactional work our real estate lawyers handle cover the full spectrum of activities related to real estate acquisition, development, leasing and transactions, including:

• Sales (drafting & negotiations)
• Purchases (drafting & negotiations)
• Contract drafting and reviewing
• Wind energy leases
• Investment entity formation
• Home owner's association formation (bylaws and covenants drafting)
• Commercial & residential leases (drafting & negotiations)
• Eviction notices
• Landlord / Tenant issues
• Developer services
• Builder services
• County/municipal zoning, variance, entitlement issues
• Easement & right-of-way issues
• Closing document review
• Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) issues
• Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) issues

Commercial Real Estate Litigation

When you have questions about a real estate transaction or suspect fraud, breach of contract, or other irregularities, consulting an attorney who has comprehensive knowledge of Texas real estate laws is vital to protect your interests.

At Bailey & Galyen, our business and corporate trial attorneys represent clients in real estate litigation involving a wide range of issues such as:

• Fraud
• Foreclosure
• Commercial & residential landlord/tenant disputes
• Commercial evictions
• Forced sale/partition actions
• Quiet title actions
• Adverse possession actions
• Private rights-of-way condemnation
• Eminent domain actions
• Trespass and nuisance claims
• Development and entitlement disputes
• Boundary and easement disputes
• Escrow and earnest money disputes
• Mechanics' lien foreclosures
• Realtor commission disputes
• Disclosure disputes
• Condemnation
• Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) issues
• Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) recovery funds

At Bailey & Galyen, we believe communication is a key element in the attorney/client relationship, whether in relation to a real estate transaction or the aggressive defense of your business interests in the courtroom. As our client, you can expect to be consistently updated as to the status of your case. Phone calls are answered promptly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Meeting the highest ethical and legal standards, our real estate lawyers possess the expertise and legal resources to ensure that you achieve your objective.

If your company has been named a defendant in a real estate lawsuit, or you are contemplating legal action to protect your business entity, call (866) 378-4705, or contact us online, to arrange an appointment. Learn how we can help you find a viable solution.

See our section on business & commercial litigation for information about our firm’s business litigation practice.